3.6 quake jolts Surigao del Sur

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A 3.6 magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur at 2:58 p.m. on Tuesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

The quake centered about nine kilometers west of Cortes town and occurred at a shallow depth of eight kilometers.

It was felt at Intensity III in the town of Cantilan, Intensity II in Carrascal, both in Surigao del Sur, and Intensity I in Claver, Surigao del Norte.

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