Magnitude 5.7 earthquake hits Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake jolted the town of Kalamansig in Sultan Kudarat early Wednesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said.

The tectonic quake struck at 1:05 a.m. Wednesday 55 kilometers south of Kalamansig with a depth of 19 kilometers.

Instrumental intensities were recorded in the following areas:

Intensity IV - Lebak, and Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat
Intensity III - Norala, South Cotabato; Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat
Intensity II - M'lang and Pikit, Cotabato; Maitum, Malungon, Sarangani; Tantangan, City of Koronadal, Banga, Tupi, Surallah, Tampakan, and Santo Nino, South Cotabato; Isulan, Columbio, and Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat
Intensity I - Kadingilan, Bukidnon; Maasim, Alabel, Sarangani; City of Zamboanga

Aftershocks are expected, state seismologists said. —LDF, GMA Integrated News