Ma. Cristina Arayata/Philippine News Agency
MANILA — Aftershocks are possible from the magnitude-5.9 earthquake that jolted Bohol early Tuesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
The quake, of tectonic origin, struck 41 km. southeast of the municipality of Lila before 1 a.m.
It had a depth of 551 km.
Intensity 1 was reported in Borongan City.
Meanwhile, Phivolcs said it is not expecting damages from the quake.