MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.5 earthquake was felt in Mabini town in Davao de Oro province on Saturday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
Phivolcs said the tremor was tectonic in origin and with a depth of 28 kilometers. It occurred at 7 a.m. a kilometer away from Mabini, Davao de Oro.
Article continues after this advertisementReported intensity, which is measured by how people felt the earthquake and the damage to their surroundings, was Intensity II (Slightly Felt) in Tagum, Maragusan, and Mawab towns; and Intensity I (Scarcely Perceptible) in Mabini and Laak.
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Phivolcs said it expected no damages or aftershocks.
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