Quake hits Davao Oriental Sunday morning

A red dot marks the epicenter of the 4.6 magnitude earthquake that hit the sea off Davao Oriental on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. PHIVOLCS IMAGE

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake hit San Isidro, Davao Oriental, on Sunday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

The Phivolcs report showed that the quake hit 7 kilometers (km) southeast of Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental, at 8:03 a.m.

The tremor of tectonic origin had a depth of 5 km.

The Phivolcs reported that no damage and aftershocks could be expected from the earthquake. /cbb