MANILA, Philippines – A magnitude 5.3 earthquake shook Dinagat Islands early Tuesday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
The tremor happened around 2:52a.m. some seven kilometers (kms) south-west of Dinagat town, also in the same island province, Phivolcs said.
Magnitude 5.3 earthquake rocks Dinagat Islands
The other type of an earthquake is volcanic, Phivolcs said.
Initial reports showed that Instrumental Intensity 2 was recorded over City of Surigao, Surigao del Norte; Abuyog, Leyte; and Sogod and Hinundayan, Southern Leyte.
Meanwhile, Intensity I was recorded in City of Cabadbaran, Agusan del Norte; City of Borongan, Eastern Samar; Hilongos and Dulag, Leyte; and Palapag, Northern Samar.
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While damage to infrastructure was not expected, aftershocks, however, would be possible from the latest Dinagat Islands quake, Phivolcs said.
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