BUTUAN CITY - A 4.6-magnitude earthquake hit Davao Occidental province before midnight Thursday, August 13, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the tremor was recorded at 10:51 p.m., with the epicenter plotted 487 kilometers (kms) southeast of Sarangani, Davao Occidental province.
The tremor had a depth of 238 kms, Phivolcs said. The earthquake was tectonic in origin, and no aftershock or tsunami alert was raised by the agency.
The regional office of the Southern Mindanao Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and provincial disaster risk reduction and management council (PDRRMC) there reported no damage or injury.