Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake rocks Surigao del Sur - June 1, 2014

Breaking News: Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake rocks Surigao del Sur - June 1, 2014. Moderate earthquake shook Surigao and other nearby provinces that made some residents panicked. 

01 Jun  2014 - 03:05 AM          09.57       127.22       006      5.5    118 km N 74° E of Cortes (Surigao del Sur)=

A magnitude-5.5 aftershock shook the Surigao area at 3:05 a.m. Sunday, more than 24 hours after a magnitude-5.6 quake hit the area Friday night.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the aftershock's epicenter was 118 km northeast of Cortes, Surigao del Sur.

No damage was expected from the aftershock.

Around five other aftershocks had hit the area earlier, with magnitudes ranging from 3.1 to 4.8.

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