4.1 magnitude quake jolts Davao Occidental

BUTUAN CITY - A 4.1-magnitude earthquake hit Davao Occidental province early Friday morning, July 31, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the tremor was recorded at 12:46 a.m., with the epicenter plotted 328 (kms) southeast of Sarangani, Davao Occidental province. 

The tremor had a depth of only 10 kms, 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 (OCD) and Davao Occidental provincial disaster risk reduction and management council (PDRRMC) there reported no damage or injury.