UPDATEand Series of earthquakes hit Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat rekindle killer 1976 Intensity 7.9 quake

COTABATO CITY - A series of tremors hit the coastal town of Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat this afternoon and earlyevening with Magnitude 5 felt at 4:36 p.m. which rekindled the 1976 earthquake with tsunami that left thousands killed.In a bulletin, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), said the first quake was followed by five aftershocks, the latest coming at 8:52 p.m.The tremors were tectonic in origin and traced 40 kilometers south of Kalamansig and has a depth of 1 kilometer.The 4:36 p.m. quake was followed by aftershocks recorded at Magnitude 2.5 that occurred at 7:07 p.m. followed by Magnitude 4.5 (7:56 p.m.), Magnitude 4.3 (8:02 p.m.), Magnitude 2.7 (8:41 p.m.) and Magnitude 4.0 (8:52 p.m.).Phivolcs said the aftershocks were also traced about 30 to 40 kilometers south of Kalamansig and has a depth of one to two kilometers underneath.The United States Geological Survey (USGS) in a bulletin issued at8:30 p.m., traced the epicenter 24 kilometers south-west of Barangay Sangay, a coastal village of Kalamansig.No casualty or damage to propertywas reported.Rosario Ybiosa, a village official of Barangay Sta Clara, Kalamansig,told and//www.ndbcnews.com www.ndbcnews.com that no casualty or damage to property was reported as of 8 p.m. We are monitoring our area, so far no reported casualty or tidal wave happening, he said. Some residents went out of their homes yelling, apparently
to stop the tremor based on their belief,” he said.

We are monitoring our area, so
far no reported casualty or tidal wave happening, if there are, it will be
minor, he said.

Ybiosa said the tremors reminded the residents of the killer
1976 Intensity 7.9 earthquake that left about 8,000 people killed and more than
10,000 injured.

We are monitoring the sea water level, hope there will be no
tsunami,” he added.Intensity 2 was reported in Gen. Santos City and Cotabato Ctiy and Intensity 1 in Koronadal City.