MANILA, (PNA) –Three moderate earthquakes struck parts of Visayas and Mindanao on Sunday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
In its bulletin, the agency said the first tremor in Antique Province with a magnitude of 3.3 occurred at 7:58 a.m.
Its epicenter was traced 19 kilometers southeast of San Jose De Buenavista in Antique. The quake had a depth of 35 kilometers.
Phivolcs also said the quake at Intensity 2 in San Jose de Buenavista, Antique.
At around 8:09 a.m., the second tremor, with a magnitude of 3.9, occurred in Davao Oriental.
Its epicenter was located 35 kilometers northeast of Caraga in Davao Oriental with a depth of 12 kilometers.
The third quake measuring a magnitude of 3.0 occurred at 9:42 a.m. Its epicenter was traced at four kilometers northeast of Salvador in Lanao Del Norte. The tremor had a depth of 11 kilometers.
Phivolcs said there were no damage or casualty reported from the three temblors, which were all tectonic in origin.
The agency added that they also do not expect aftershocks from these quakes.
Phivolcs earlier said an average of 20 to 25 earthquakes per day is recorded across the country since the Philippines lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where frequent earthquakes are common.