Overview

• The United States Geological Survey reported a magnitude-6.0 earthquake at a depth of 59 kilometres about 10 kilometres from Cagwait in Surigao del Sur.
• A local fire officer said shaking lasted roughly 30 seconds and there were no immediate reports of casualties.
• Rescue and fire teams launched a joint assessment, with darkness limiting a full evaluation of any damage.
• Authorities have not determined whether the tremor was an aftershock of the 7.4 and 6.8 offshore quakes a day earlier that prompted evacuations and caused at least seven deaths.
• The quake sequence follows a recent 6.9 event in Cebu that government data say killed 75 and injured more than 1,200 in the central Philippines.