(Update 2) Magnitude 6.0 quake hits Lanao Sur 4 aftershocks follow
COTABATO CITY - A Magnitude 6.0 hit Lanao del Sur early today, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the tremor was felt at 5:21 a.m., was tectonic in origin and traced 006 kilometers west of upland town of Wao. It has a depth of 001 kilometer.Phivolcs also published the intensities recorded in the surroundings of Lanao del Sur.Intensity IV- Davao City Cagayan De Oro City Cotabato City Gingoog City, Misamis OrientalInstrumental IntensityandIntensity III- Cagayan De Oro City.A Magnitude 3.4aftershock was recorded at 6:30 a.m., Phivolcs said. At 5:51, a Magnitude 4 was recorded by seismologists.Aftershocks are expected, Phivolcs said.Lanao del Sur is 131 kilometers east of Cotabato City or 3 hours and 15 minutes travel by land via Banisilan-Alamada road.