Strong aftershocks felt after magnitude 6.8 quake in Surigao del Sur

PHIVOLCS on Saturday recorded strong aftershocks in the Mindanao area following a magnitude 6.8 earthquake that hit off the coast northeast of Lingig, Surigao del Sur early morning.

A strong magnitude 6.1 aftershock was recorded as of 12:20:26 p.m. with an epicenter located at 08.08°N, 127.23°E - 090 km N 87°E of Lingig.

It is tectonic in origin, with a depth of focus of 10 kilometers.

A magnitude 6 aftershock was also recorded earlier at 09:38:11 a.m. with an epicenter at 07.89°N, 127.45°E - 103 km N 70° E of Baganga in Davao Oriental.

It was followed by a magnitude 5.5 aftershock at 09:38:16 a.m., located at 08.00°N, 126.93°E - 057 km S 86° E of Lingig, with a depth of focus of one kilometer and also tectonic in origin.

A magnitude 5.2 aftershock also occurred at 11:17:12 a.m. at 08.07°N, 127.05°E - 070 km N 87° E in the area as well as a magnitude 4.4 and 4.7 aftershocks at 6:45 a.m. and 7:36 a.m., respectively also in Lingig.

The magnitude 6.8 earthquake that occurred at 6:22 a.m. on Saturday was tectonic in origin, with a depth of nine kilometers.

PHIVOLCS initially reported the earthquake as having magnitude 6.5, then updated it to magnitude 6.8.

The epicenter was located at 08.10°N, 127.01°E - 066 km N 85° E of Lingig, Surigao del Sur. —VAL, GMA Integrated News