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Update: Phivolcs changed the epicenter from New Bataan to Compostela.
Reuters just reported a magnitude 6 quake that struck Mindanao today at 6:44 p.m.
The media company based it on the report that came from the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which determined the depth of the tremor at just 2 kilometers.
Data from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) pinpointed the epicenter of the tremor at 014 kilometers northeast of New Bataan in Davao de Oro.
It was tectonic in origin and registered at Intensity III in Davao City.
The following areas showed the respective intensities:
Intensity V – New Bataan, Davao de Oro
Intensity IV – City of Davao; City of Bislig, Surigao del Sur
Intensity III – Davao City; Damulog, Kadingilan, Kalilangan, Libona, Pangantucan, and Talakag, Bukidnon; City of Cagayan De Oro; Cagwait, and Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur;
Intensity II – President Roxas, Capiz; San Francisco, Southern Leyte; City of El Salvador, and Villanueva, Misamis Oriental; Aleosan, Antipas, Arakan, Carmen, Kabacan, City of Kidapawan, Libungan, M’lang, Magpet, Makilala, Matalam, Pikit, and Tulunan, Cotabato; City of Koronadal, South Cotabato; Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat; City of Cotabato
Intensity I – Esperanza, and City of Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat
Social media Twitter was again abuzz with the event:
A netizen even posted how the quake destroyed some houses:
A convenience store was severely affected:
Source: Reuters/Phivolcs/GMA/ABSCBN
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