MANILA (Xinhua): An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 hit waters off Davao Oriental province in the southern Philippines on Friday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
The institute said the quake, which occurred at 05:11pm local time (0911 GMT), hit at a depth of 105km, about 149km southeast of Governor Generoso.
The institute said the tectonic quake will trigger aftershocks but will not cause damage.
Earlier, on Friday morning, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 had also jolted 98km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines, at 09:11:46 GMT on Friday, the USD Geological Survey said.
The epicentre, with a depth of 125.0 km, was initially determined to be at 5.82 degrees north latitude and 126.88 degrees east longitude.
The archipelagic Philippines has frequent seismic activities due to its location along the Pacific "Ring of Fire." - Xinhua
