Quake rocks Surigao del Norte

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude-4.1 earthquake rocked Surigao del Norte shortly after midnight yesterday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

Phivolcs said the epicenter of the quake, which occurred at 1 a.m., was located eight kilometers south of Surigao City. It was tectonic in origin.

The quake was not expected to generate aftershocks or cause damage, state seismologists said.

Meanwhile, a magnitude-4.7 temblor also rocked Davao Occidental on Sunday.

The epicenter of the quake, which occurred at 11:23 p.m., was located 418 kilometers south of Balut Island in Sarangani town.