of the Philippines suspended all flights to and from Surigao City due to the damage sustained by the city's airport runway. The Philippine national government, through presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella, assured the public that the government would provide aid. By the afternoon of February 14, 2017, there were at least 140 reported aftershocks recorded by PHIVOLCS. On March 5, 2017, an aftershock of magnitude 5.9 occurred; one person died of a heart attack, and 29 others were injured, while some walls collapsed. See also List of earthquakes in 2017 List of earthquakes in the Philippines References External links Surigao earthquake Surigao earthquake Earthquakes in the Philippines History of Surigao del Norte History of Dinagat Islands Surigao earthquake