Magnitude 5.8-quake jolts waters off Surigao del Norte

Inquirer.net - Nov 15, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5.8 earthquake jolted the waters off Surigao Del Norte on Sunday evening, state seismologists reported. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the earthquake, which was tectonic in origin, occurred at 9:41 p.m. Its epicenter was located 35 kilometers southeast of General Luna, Surigao del Norte, with

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