By GMA News Published May 25, 2026 2:20am + Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit off the coast of Bayabas, Surigao del Sur at past midnight Monday, May 24 – a few hours after a magnitude 5.0 tremor was recorded in the vicinity.According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), the earthquake occurred at 12:48 a.m. Monday.The tremor’s epicenter was at 09.16°N, 126.39°E – 024 km N 29° E of Bayabas, Surigao Del Sur.It was tectonic in origin and had a depth focus of 20 kilometers.Intensity IV was felt in Bayabas and Tandag City, Surigao del Sur; and in Claver, Surigao del Norte.Intensity III was felt in Cagwait and Lingig, Surigao del Sur while Intensity II was felt in Bislig City, Surigao del Sur; and in Nabunturan, Compostela, Montevista, and Monkayo, Davao de Oro.Meanwhile, Intensity III was recorded in Hinundayan, Southern Leyte while Intensity II was logged in San Francisco, and Sogod, Southern Leyte; Baybay City, Abuyog, and Hilongos in Leyte; Nabunturan in Davao de Oro; and in Gingoog City in Misamis Oriental.Intensity I was recorded in San Fernando, Bukidnon and in Dulag, Leyte.Earlier on Sunday night at 9:19 p.m., a magnitude 5.0 earthquake was recorded at 09.23°N, 126.66°E, or 50 km N 55° E of Bayabas off the coast of Bayabas, Surigao del Sur.PHIVOLCS said no damages were expected from the earthquakes but cautioned the public of possible aftershocks. — JMA, GMA News