Moderate quake jolts Surigao del Norte

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.5 earthquake rocked Surigao del Norte yesterday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported.

Phivolcs said the temblor occurred at 2:21 p.m. with an epicenter traced at 42 kilometers north of General Luna town in Siargao.

State seismologists said the temblor was tectonic in origin and had a depth of focus of 10 km.

Phivolcs did not record any intensity following the moderate quake and does not expect any aftershock or damage.