Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes off Davao Oriental

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit off the coast of Davao Oriental on Friday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said.

The tectonic earthquake occurred at 5:11 p.m. some 135 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso town.

PHIVOLCS initially measured the quake at magnitude 6.1.

The reported intensities are the following:

Intensity IV – Malungon, Sarangani; Sarangani and Don Marcelino, Davao Occidental; Davao City

Intensity III – City of Digos, Sta. Cruz and Matanao, Davao del Sur; City of Tagum, Davao del Norte; Nabunturan and Pantukan, Davao de Oro; Glan, Sarangani; Tupi and City of Koronadal, South Cotabato; Lutayan, Sultan Kudarat

Intensity II – Magsaysay, Davao del Sur; General Santos City; Malapatan, Alabel, and Kiamba, Sarangani; Tampakan, Banga, Polomolok, Tantangan, Surallah, and Santo Niño, South Cotabato

Intensity I – President Quirino, Columbio, Isulan, Lambayong, and Senator Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat; Lake Sebu and Norala, South Cotabato

Instrumental Intensities:

Intensity IV- Malungon, Sarangani; Don Marcelino, Davao Occidental

Intensity III- Glan and Alabel, Sarangani; Matanao and City of Digos, Davao del Sur; Tupi and City of Koronadal, South Cotabato; Nabunturan, Davao de Oro

Intensity II- Maasim, Malapatan, and Kiamba, Sarangani; Polomolok, Tampakan, Surallah, Banga, T’Boli, and Santo Niño, South Cotabato; Magpet and City of Kidapawan, Cotabato; Magsaysay, Davao del Sur; Davao City

Intensity I- Tantangan, Lake Sebu, and Norala, South Cotabato; Lebak, Columbio, President Quirino, and Isulan, Sultan Kudarat; President Roxas and M’Lang, Cotabato

PHIVOLCS said it expects aftershocks to occur following the earthquake, which had a depth of focus of 143 km. —VBL, GMA Integrated News