5.2 magnitude quake hits parts of southern Mindanao

5.2 magnitude quake hits parts of southern Mindanao:

5.2 magnitude quake hits parts of southern Mindanao


TAGUM CITY, Philippines – A moderately strong earthquake shook several areas of southern Mindanao before noon on Sunday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

The magnitude-5.2 quake rattled parts of Caraga and Davao regions around 11:04 a.m., followed by a magnitude-5.0 temblor several minutes later, according to Desiderio Cabanlit, Phivolcs Davao chief.

Cabanlit said the stronger quake was traced 23 kilometers northeast of Cateel town in Davao Oriental at a depth of 53 kilometers. The second shaking, he said, originated some four kilometers from the first quake at a depth of 40 kilometers. Both quakes were of tectonic in origin.

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