Dinagat 5.7 Magnitude Earthquake

It was 3:58 pm when I felt the earth moving here in Siargao. It was an earthquake! Ack! Is my worst fear happening? It lasted only for a few seconds but it felt strong. I immediately checked Phivolcs but it was only after 40 minutes that the site got updated. As it turned out, a magnitide of 5.7 earthquake hit Dinagat in Surigao del Sur according the site.

Date - Time Latitude Longitude  Depth   Magnitude Location (Phil Time) (ºN) (ºE) (km) 

16 Mar 2012 - 03:58 PM   09.94  125.58  016   5.7 002 km S 20° W of Dinagat (Dinagat) 

I started scouring the web for news and signs of tsunami warning but there are none as of this writing (It's 4:50pm pn my watch)

A few more minutes later and I found this on the news online: