SURIGAO CITY - Hundreds of residents from the villages of Sabang, Taft, San Juan and Washington fled their homes after Surigao City was jolted by a magnitude 6.7 earthquake Friday evening.

The residents who evacuated have remained at the Provincial Capitol due to fears over their safety.

The entire city still has no power and the generation sets at the Capitol serve as temporary power sources.

Based on photos posted by netizens from Surigao, several buildings and infrastructure were damaged.

According to Jonal Dalona, a geologist from the Mines and Geosciences Bureao in Caraga, there is no tsunami warning since the center of the earthquake stuck at a land mass and not at sea.

Dalona added that the residents are now safe to go back to their homes. – From a report by May Diez, ABS-CBN News

For those affected by the Surigao earthquake you may contact the following hotlines for assistance:

PDRRMO-Surigao del Norte
0939-916-9571
0928-379-2805
0977-799-3783

CDRRMC-Surigao City
0998-951-2801