MANILA, Philippines, July 13 (NNN-PNA) – At least 25 people were injured and several houses, churches and buildings were damaged, when a 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur province, in southern Philippines early today (Saturday), a government disaster report said.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said, the quake, which struck at 4:42 a.m. local time (2042 GMT Friday), hit at a depth of five km, about nine km south-east of Carrascal town, in the north-east coast of Mindanao island.
In the report, Office of Civil Defence Regional Director, Liza Mazo, said, 25 injured people were recorded across the region after the earthquake, and all were treated in nearby hospitals.
According to the report, at least four neighbouring towns in Surigao del Sur province sustained damages.
Mazo said, at least two churches in the coastal towns of Lanuza and Carmen were damaged, along with some houses and buildings.
Aside from Lanuza and Carmen towns, Mazo said, a number of houses, buildings in the towns of Madrid and Cantilan were also damaged.
“So far the situation is still manageable,” Mazo added.
Phivolcs said, the earthquake, which was tectonic in origin, was also felt in some cities in southern Philippines and Cebu City in central Philippines.
The institute said aftershocks are expected.– NNN-PNA
