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Magnitude 6.8 quake jolts southern Mindanao

Breaking News • 16:30 PM Fri Nov 17, 2023
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By: 
Edwin O. Fernandez

DAVAO CITY - A magnitude 7.2 quake rocked southern Mindanao Friday afternoon with its epicenter traced some 30 kilometers from Sarangani town in Davao Occidental.

It was later downgraded by Phivolcs to Magnitude 6.8.

It was tectonic in origin, the Phivolcs said. 

 

 

 

 

 

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Instrumental Intensities:
Intensity VIII - Glan, SARANGANI; General Santos City, SOUTH COTABATO
Intensity V - Matanao, DAVAO DEL SUR; Maasim, Malapatan, SARANGANI; Lake Sebu, Tampakan, Polomolok, Banga, SOUTH COTABATO
Intensity IV - Kidapawan City, COTABATO; Magsaysay, Davao City, DAVAO DEL SUR; Don Marcelino, Jose Abad Santos, DAVAO OCCIDENTAL; Kiamba, Maitum, SARANGANI; Norala, Tantangan, SOUTH COTABATO; President Quirino, Lebak, Isulan, Esperanza, Columbio, Kalamansig, SULTAN KUDARAT

This is an automatic solution.

Expecting Damage       :

YES

Expecting Aftershocks  :

YES

Issued On                      :

17 Nov 2023 - 04:20 PM

Prepared by                  :

PPS/AGSR/ALTDS

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