MANILA, Philippines: A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Surigao del Sur early Monday morning, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

Phivolcs director Teresito Bacolcol said the tremor occurred around 3:49 a.m. some 67 kilometers northeast of Cagwait town.

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