Magnitude 4.4 earthquake hits waters off Sultan Kudarat

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.4 earthquake jolted the waters off Sultan Kudarat on Wednesday afternoon, the state seismologists reported.  READ: Phivolcs Modernization Act to boost disaster monitoring capabilities According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the tremor, which was tectonic in origin, occurred at 1:14 p.m. With a depth of 15