The earthquake occurred at 5:48 p.m., 368 kilometers (kms) southeast of Balut Island, Sarangani, Davao Occidental, Phivolcs said. It had a depth of focus of 10 kilometers, and was tectonic in origin.

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck near Balut Island in Sarangani, Davao Occidental, on Monday evening, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). The tectonic ...