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Mild quakes shake Surigao

Janvic Mateo - The Philippine Star
January 25, 2015 | 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - Two mild earthquakes shook the provinces of Surigao before noon yesterday.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said a magnitude-4 quake occurred 28 kilometers southeast of General Luna town in Surigao del Norte at around 11:29 a.m.

The tremor was felt at Intensity 3 in Socorro town and Intensity 2 in General Luna.

The quake was followed by a magnitude-3.2 tremor some 10 kilometers west of Cortes town in Surigao del Sur at around 11:41 a.m.

No damage or aftershock was expected from the quakes.

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