Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Hits Mindanao

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A strong quake has been reported just this afternoon in parts of Mindanao. The quake struck at 2:25 p.m. near Datu Blah T. Sinsuat town in Maguindanao with a depth of just 1 kilometer.

The following intensities have been reported:

Intensity 5 – Datu Blah Sinsuat, South Upi, and Upi, Maguindanao; Cotabato City; Esperanza, Lebak, Palimbang, Kalamansig, Sen. Ninoy Aquino, and Bagumbayan, Sultan Kudarat

Intensity 4 – General Santos City; Zamboanga City; Pagadian City; Isabela City, Basilan; Antipas, Alamada, Tulunan, Pigcawayan, Kabacan, and Banisilan, Cotabato; Koronadal City, Tupi, Polomolok, Santo Niño, Surallah, Tampakan and Banga, South Cotabato; Kiamba and Maitum, Sarangani; Lutayan and Isulan, Sultan Kudarat; Datu Odin Sinsuat and Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao

Panic ensued in a mall in Cotabato City where grocery products were scattered on the floor. The tremor also prompted people in the area to evacuate malls and school buildings.

The shaking was felt even as far as Davao city where students at the Ateneo de Davao University rushed out of the buildings.

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) warned of possible aftershocks.

Source: ABSCBNNews/Phivolcs/GMANewsOnline/Rappler