A 5.2-magnitude earthquake hit Sarangani on Sunday, an hour before the 2018 ushered in, the state-run Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

In its updated report, the quake that struck at 10:53 p.m. was located 57 kilometers (km) southwest of Maasim. It had a depth of 31 kilometers and was tectonic in origin.

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