A magnitude 6.5 earthquake rattled Surigao del Sur Saturday forcing its residents to flee briefly to higher ground, although no reports of damage were registered and no tsunami warnings were issued.
According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), the quake struck at 2:17 AM, with its epicenter 22 kilometers northeast of Tandag City, or 832 km southeast of Manila, at a depth of 78 kilometers.
The US Geological Survey read magnitude 6.4 in this quake.
PHIVOLCS recorded several aftershocks, but it was reportedly hardly felt in the area. The residents of Tandag, after moving to higher grounds of the provincial capitol, went back to their homes shortly after.
