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Quake rocks Surigao, Camiguin

A magnitude-3.0 quake rocked the Surigao area in Mindanao Saturday afternoon, but there was no initial report of damage or casualty.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the quake was tectonic in origin and was recorded at 1:26 p.m.

In its bulletin, it said the epicenter was traced to 49 km southwest of Surigao City.

Phivolcs said the quake was felt at Intensity II in Mambajao in Camiguin.

Meanwhile, a magnitude-3.1 quake rocked Zambales in Central Luzon at 2:30 a.m. Saturday.

Phivolcs said the epicenter was traced to 13 km northwest of Candelaria town in Zambales.

It said no damage or aftershock was expected from the predawn quake. — LBG, GMA News