MANILA, Philippines — Twin quakes struck waters off Sarangani, Davao Occidental on Saturday morning, according to state seismologists.
Phivolcs reported that a magnitude-6.0 tectonic tremor struck 297 kilometers south of Sarangani, with a depth of 88 kilometers.
Another magnitude-5.4 temblor followed after just eight minutes of the initial quake.
This tectonic quake’s epicenter was located 304 kilometers south of Sarangani, with a depth of 97 kilometers.
Phivolcs is not expecting any damage from the two quakes, but is expecting aftershocks.
It added that the strong quakes do not pose a tsunami threat to the Philippines.