Magnitude 5.3 quake hits Bayabas, Surigao del Sur

TANDAG CITY, SURIGAO DEL SUR, Philippines — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake of tectonic origin struck off the coast of Bayabas on Sunday night, May 24, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

In its Earthquake Information No.

1 bulletin, Phivolcs said the quake occurred at 9:19:02 p.m. and was traced 50 kilometers ...