Earthquake hits Indonesia and Surigao
A powerful earthquake shakes eastern Indonesian island of Maluku on Sunday, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake was recorded with a magnitude of 7.0.
The quake struck at around 07:47 PM (Indonesian time)(1247 GMT) about 132 kilometres (82 miles) southeast of Labuha, North Maluku province, at a depth of 56 kilometres, the Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said.
“There has been no report of casualties so far. There was some shaking felt in several areas but it’s not strong,” the agency’s technical chief Suharjono.
On the other Surigao del Sur province in Mindanao was also hit by a quake with a magnitude of 5.0 on Sunday evening. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake was recorded at 5:50 p.m., with the epicenter traced to 38 km southeast of Tandag.
It said the quake was tectonic, and was felt at Intensity III in Lingig, Surigao del Sur; and San Francisco, Agusan del Sur.
The quake was also felt at Intensity II in Bislig, Surigao del Sur; and Barobo, Surigao del Sur.
No damage to property is reported, the residents were warned for some aftershocks.
