A MAGNITUDE 5.2 earthquake struck Wao, Lanao del Sur, at 4:40 a.m. on Easter Sunday but no damage was reported.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake’s epicenter was 14 kilometers west of Wao, and with a depth of focus of three kilometers.
The tremor was felt at intensity 5 in Wao, intensity 4 in Kalilangan, Bukidnon; intensity 3 in Cotabato City, and intensity 2 in Cagayan de Oro City, Pangantucan, Maramag, Valencia City and Quezon, Bukidnon.
The quake was felt at intensity 1 in Alabel, Sarangani City and in Mambajao, Camiguin Islands.
Phivolcs put up an earthquake-monitoring device in Wao when a magnitude 6 quake jolted the area.
The Wao local government urged Phivolcs to investigate a crack in Sitio Gadungan, Kilikili East, that was about 0.5 feet in diameter and 150 meters long.
According to local officials, a fault could have caused the crack.
On April 13, a magnitude 5.3 tremor hit Lanao del Sur and magnitude 6 quake on April 12.
An old mosque collapsed on April 13 but residents blamed it on the poor construction of the structure and the use of substandard materials.
Wao’s municipal disaster risk reduction and management council passed a resolution recommending to the municipal councilors that the town be declared under a state of calamity.