5.1 magnitude earthquake rocks Surigao del Sur

MANILA, Philippines -- A magnitude 5.1 earthquake rocked Surigao del Sur early Friday morning, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). According to state seismologists, the temblor occurred at 12:04 a.m. with an epicenter 22 kilometers southwest of the town of Madrid. The earthquake was tectonic in origin and had a depth of focus of 66 kilometers, Phivolcs said in its bulletin. Instrumental intensities were recorded by the agency in these places: Intensity IV -- Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte Intensity III -- Surigao City, Surigao del Norte Intensity I -- Talakag, Bukidnon; Abuyog and Mahaplag, Leyte State seismologists warned the p...

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