(Update) Magnitude 2.9 follows Magnitude 4.7 quake in Davao City
Local News • 18:50 PM Thu Feb 23, 2017
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Edwin O. Fernandez
DAVAO CITY -- A Magnitude 2.9 or Intensity 3 hit Davao City again, the state volcanology office today said.It was an aftershock of Magnitude 4.6 earthquake hit Davao City at 9:50 this morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) asid Thursday afternoon.The first quake was tectonic in origin and traced 42 kilometers west of Davao City. The second was traced 11 kilometers west of the city and was also tectonic in origin.Two women standing near a concrete waiting shed were hurt when the structure collapsed in front of Palma Gil Elementary School. The first quake was felt at Intensity IV in Davao City and Intensity 1 in Kidapawan City.