2 mild quakes jolt parts of Mindanao

Zamboanga Del Norte quake, January 6, 2014, 12:25 a.m. From https://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/

MANILA, Philippines – Mild earthquakes hit parts of Mindanao on Monday but damages were not expected, state volcanologists said.

At 12:25a.m., a 3.4 tectonic quake was recorded 38 kilometers northwest of Labason in Zamboanga del Norte, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

It had a depth of 34 kilometers.

In Surigao del Norte, a tectonic quake with a magnitude of 2.7 was recorded 19 kilometers northeast of Basilisa at 8:19a.m.

Surigao Del Norte quake, January 6, 2014, 8:19 a.m. From https://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/

The tremor had a depth of 90 kilometers.

No aftershocks were seen from both quakes, Phivolcs said.

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