satta9 Magnitude 4.8 earthquake rocks Agusan del Sur town

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SAN FRANCISCO, AGUSAN DEL SUR – A magnitude 4.8 earthquake rocked Talacogon, Agusan del Sur Friday afternoon.

According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the quake had a depth of focus of 13 kilometers, and struck 10 kilometers southeast of Talacogon at 4:55 p.m.

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While Phivolcs said aftershocks are not expected, damage to infrastructure is possible.

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No damage, however, has so far been monitored or reported.

Johnmar Galdiano, Talacogon municipal disaster risk reduction and management officer, told the Inquirer in a phone interview that  an inspection of government buildings showed no damage based on initial assessment.

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