Magnitude 4.1 earthquake jolts Dinagat Islands

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.1 earthquake jolted the Dinagat Islands on Thursday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

Phivolcs detected the earthquake at 2:48 a.m. and traced its epicenter six kilometers southeast of Cagdianao, Dinagat Islands.

The earthquake was tectonic in origin and had a depth of focus of 111 kilometers.

Phivolcs reported no intensities.  

No aftershocks and damage are expected, state meteorologists said.

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