BUTUAN CITY -- A 4.5-magnitude earthquake hit Surigao del Sur province in Northeastern Mindanao (The Caraga Region) Thursday morning, May 26, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the tremor was recorded at 10:33 a.m.
The epicenter was plotted 59 kilometers southeast of Bayabas town, Surigao del Sur province.
The tremor had a shallow depth of only 10 kms, Phivolcs said.
The earthquake was tectonic in origin and the state agency is expecting no aftershocks.
The Northeastern Mindanao Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and Surigao del Sur Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) reported no damage or casualty.