By Xinhua,
Manila : A Magnitude 5.1 earthquake was felt in parts of the Philippines’ southern Mindanao Wednesday afternoon.
The epicenter was located 66 kilometers southwest of Isulan in Sultan Kudarat and occurred at a depth of 63 kilometers, said Rainier Amilbahar, anengineer of Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
He said the quake which occurred 4:37 p.m. local time (0837 GMT) was generated from the Cotabato trench
The tremor was felt at Intensity 4 in Cotabato City, Intensity 3 in Koronadal City, South Cotabato, Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat, also in Maguindanao province and Shariff Kabunsuan province, Philippine TV network ABS-CBN News reported.
A tremor was also felt in General Santos City Tuesday afternoon.
A report said that the earthquake was recorded at Magnitude 5 at its epicenter which was plotted 199 kilometers southeast of the city. No damage was reported in the city.