DAVAO CITY – No one was hurt in the Magnitude 5.1 earthquake that struck Tandag City in Surigao del Sur at around 9:19 a.m. Sunday, Gov. Vicente T. Pimentel said.
He said that after the tremor jolted the area, the Provincial and City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Councils in the area were immediately mobilized to validate the effects of the earthquake, especially on government and private infrastructures.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported the epicenter of the earthquake was at 22 kilometers northeast of Tandag City, with a depth of 28 kilometers and tectonic in origin.
Phivolcs said that Intensity IV was registered in Talacogon, Agusan Del Sur; Intensity III in Surigao City and Socorro, Surigao Del Norte; Intensity II in Butuan City and Bislig City; and, Intensity 1 in Borongan, Eastern Samar.
An aftershock was also recorded at 9:37 a.m. Sunday with a registered magnitude of 3.3 that hit 29 kilometers northeast of Tandag City, Phivolcs said.
Tandag City is among the areas in Surigao del Sur that face the Pacific Ocean.
