A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Sultan Kudarat in Mindanao on Tuesday early afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
The tremor, which occurred at 1:11 p.m. Tuesday, December 2, 2014 has the epicenter located 112 kilometers southwest of Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat.
The quake was tectonic in origin. It had a depth of 619 kilometers.
Intensity II was felt in Bislig City.
There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, but aftershocks are expected.
In an interview on ANC, Phivolcs supervising science research specialist Dr. Jane Punongbayan said the quake is not expected to trigger a tsunami given its depth.
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