BUTUAN CITY - A 4.3-magnitude earthquake hit Davao Del Sur province in Southern Mindanao region Tuesday morning, Feb. 22, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the tremor was recorded at 6:44 a.m.
The epicenter was plotted only 4 kilometers (kms) southeast of Kiblawan town, Davao del Sur province.
The tremor had a shallow depth of only 4 kms, Phivolcs said.
Intensity IV was also recorded in Digos City, Davao Del Sur while Intensity II was also registered in Davao City.
In its instrumental intensities, Phivolcs also recorded Intensity IV in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato, while Intensity II was recorded in Davao City, General Santos City, and South Cotabato.
The earthquake was tectonic in origin and no aftershock was recorded by the state agency.
The regional office of the Southern Mindanao Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and Davao del Sur provincial disaster risk reduction and management council (PDRRMC) reported no damage or injury.