BUTUAN CITY – A 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit Davao Oriental province anew in Southern Mindanao region Wednesday morning, June 8, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the tremor was recorded at 4:37 a.m.
The epicenter was plotted 103 kilometers southeast of Tarragona town, Davao Oriental province.
The tremor had a depth of 62 kms, Phivolcs said.
The state agency also registered intensity IV at the town proper of Tarragona and Caraga, Davao Oriental, while intensity III recorded in Manay, Davao Oriental
In its instrumental intensities, Phivolcs also said intensity II was registered in Malungon, Saranggani and intensity I in Tupi, South Cotabato; Nabunturan, Davao de Oro province.
The earthquake was tectonic in origin and the state agency is expecting aftershocks.
As of reporting time, the regional office of the Southern Mindanao Office of Civil Defense (OCD) was still awaiting the report from the Davao Oriental provincial disaster risk reduction and management council (PDRRMC), the situation of the residents in said areas and its infrastructures.
No reported damage or injury as of press time.