A magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred early Friday morning in Davao de Oro, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

Phivolcs Director Teresito "Toto" Bacolcol said the tremor took place around 2:58 a.m., some 35 kilometers southeast of New Bataan, also in the province.

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