BUTUAN CITY – A 4.1-magnitude earthquake hit Surigao del Sur province in Northeastern Mindanao (The Caraga Region) on Tuesday morning, Sept. 27, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the earthquake was recorded at 2:00 a.m.
The epicenter was plotted 65 kilometers northeast of Cortes town proper, Surigao del Sur province, in Northeastern Mindanao region.
The tremor had a shallow depth of only seven kms, Phivolcs said.
The earthquake was tectonic in origin and the state agency is expecting no aftershocks.
The Northeastern Mindanao Mindanao Office of Civil Defense (OCD) and Surigao del Sur Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) there reported no damage or injury.