Magnitude 5.5 earthquake, aftershocks jolt Surigao del Sur

TANDAG CITY — A strong earthquake followed by a series of aftershocks struck off the coast near Bayabas, Surigao del Sur, shortly before 1 a.m. on Monday, May 25, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). Initial data released by Phivolcs showed that a magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred at 12:48 a.m. at a depth of 10 kilometers, with the epicenter located about 27 km northeast of Bayabas. READ: Magnitude 5.3 quake hits Bayabas, Surigao del Sur However, in its updated Earthquake Information No. 2, Phivolcs revised the magnitude to 5.5 and the depth to 20 km. The […]...

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