Magnitude-5 quake jolts parts of Mindanao


DAVAO CITY — A magnitude-5 earthquake hit parts of Mindanao at 11:25 a.m. on Saturday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).

(Phivolcs / MANILA BULLETIN)

Based on the agency’s latest earthquake advisory, the tremor’s epicenter was reported at 54 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso in Davao Oriental with a depth of 118 kilometers.

The earthquake was tectonic in origin.

Intensity II was felt in Tupi in South Cotabato General Santos City, and Alabel in Sarangani and Intensity I in Kiamba in Sarangani and Koronadal City in the Soccsksargen Region.

No damage was reported.

The agency said aftershocks were expected.