MANILA – A magnitude 5.1 quake hit Sultan Kudarat Sunday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
The tectonic quake struck 66 kilometers southwest of the municipality of Kalamansig at 3:22 p.m.
It had a depth focus of 586 kilometers.
There were no reported intensities and Phivolcs said it is not expecting damages and aftershocks from this earthquake.
Earlier, a magnitude 5 earthquake jolted Batanes. Its epicenter was recorded 40 kilometers southeast of Sabtang, where intensity V was felt. (PNA)