4.3 magnitude quake jolts Davao Occidental


By Mike Crismundo

BUTUAN CITY - A 4.3 magnitude earthquake jolted Davao Occidental province early Tuesday morning, April 7, 2020, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.

In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the tremor was recorded at 3:32 a.m.

The epicenter was plotted 400 kilometers (km) southeast of Sarangani, Davao Occidental province.

The tremor had a depth of 222 km, Phivolcs said.

The earthquake was tectonic in origin and no aftershock or tsunami alert was raised by the state agency.

The regional office of the Southern Mindanao Office of Civil Defense and provincial disaster risk reduction and management council reported no damage or injury.