MANILA, Philippines: A magnitude 5.4 earthquake took place on Thursday morning in Surigao del Sur, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

The tremor occurred around 8:23 a.m. some 77 kilometers southeast of the town of Cagwait, also in the same province, Phivolcs director Teresito "Toto" Bacolcol told The Manila Times.

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