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Residents rest along a road serving as temporary shelter as they experience frequent aftershocks at a village in the Hinatuan town, Surigao del Sur province on December 4, 2023, days after a 7.6 earthquake struck the province. - The death toll from a powerful earthquake in the southern Philippines has risen to three, official tallies showed December 4, as frequent aftershocks send residents fleeing into the streets. (Photo by AFP) Image used for illustration purpose.
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake jolted Surigao del Sur yesterday afternoon, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
Phivolcs said the quake occurred at 1:23 p.m. and its epicenter was located seven kilometers south of Cagwait town.
State seismologists said the temblor was tectonic in origin.
Instrumental intensity 2 was recorded in Tandag City.
The quake was not expected to cause damage to property or generate aftershocks.
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