Magnitude 4.5 quake rocks Surigao

A 4.5 magnitude quake struck  Burgos, Surigao del Norte, on Saturday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.

The tectonic quake with 11 kilometers of depth was recorded at 9:24 a.m.

An updated Phivolcs bulletin stated the following intensities:

– Intensity IV was recorded in Burgos and Santa Monica, Surigao Del Norte

– Intensity III was recorded at Pilar and Dapa

– Intensity II was experienced in Del Carmen and Socorro

– Instrumental intensity I was felt in Surigao City

No damage and aftershocks are expected, according to Phivolcs. /cbb

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