Magnitude 6.4 quake rocks Sultan Kudarat

Earthquake map. SCREENGRAB from www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph.

Earthquake map. SCREENGRAB from www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph.

MANILA, Philippines—A 6.4-magnitude quake jolted Sultan Kudarat on Tuesday afternoon.

The tremor was recorded 112 kilometers southwest of Kalamansig at 1:11p.m., the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

The tectonic quake’s epicenter was 619 kilometers.

Intensity II was recorded in Bislig City.

Aftershocks were expected from the quake.

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