Magnitude-5.1 quake rocks Mindanao

A magnitude-5.1 quake hit parts of Mindanao Wednesday night, but state seismologists said no damage to property was initially reported. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) head Renato Solidum Jr. said Thursday the quake was recorded at 8:42 p.m. "Ito ay naramdaman sa ibang bayan sa Sultan Kudarat, South Cotabato at North Cotabato (It was felt in some areas in Mindanao including Sultan Kudarat, North Cotabato and South Cotabato)," Solidum said in an interview on dzXL radio. He said the quake was particularly felt at Intensity IV in Isulan in Sultan Kudarat. On the other hand, the United States Geological Service said the quake's epicenter was traced to 65 km south of Cotabato, 110 km west-northwest of General Santos City, 150 km west-southwest of Davao, or 960 km south-southeast of Manila. - LBG/RSJ, GMANews.TV