Quake hits Davao Occidental province

by Mike Crismundo 

UPDATED: BUTUAN CITY – A 4.8-magnitude earthquake hit Davao Occidental province in Southern Mindanao region early Tuesday morning, Jan. 24, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the earthquake was recorded at 9:10 a.m.

The epicenter was plotted 327 kilometers southeast of Balut Island in the Municipality of Sarangani, Davao Occidental province, the state agency said. 

The tremor had a depth of 28 kms, Phivolcs said.

This one was also an aftershock of the January 18 2023 M 7.0 offshore Davao Occidental earthquake event.

It was the third aftershock recorded for the day in the province.

Around 1:06 a.m. on the same day, Jan. 24, a 4.6-magnitude tectonic earthquake was also registered and its epicenter was traced 299 kms. southeast of the same island and province, with a shallow depth of only 2 kms., the state agency also said.

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A little over an hour later, at 2:17 a.m. to be exact, on the same day, Jan. 24, a 5.2-magnitude earthquake was also felt in the region and its epicenter was traced 264 kms southeast of the same island and province, with a depth of 76 kms., the state agency said.

The three tremors were tectonic in origin, hence the state agency is expecting no aftershocks.

The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in Southern Mindanao region and Davao Occidental Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) there reported no damage or injury.

 

4.5-magnitude quake hits Bukidnon province

Published December 6, 2022, 10:29 AM

by Mike Crismundo

BUTUAN CITY — A 4.5-magnitude earthquake hit the agricultural-rich province of Bukidnon in Northern Mindanao region on Tuesday morning, Dec. 6, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

In its bulletin, Phivolcs said the earthquake was recorded at 7:54 a.m. The epicenter was plotted four kilometers away from northwest of Kalilangan town in Bukidnon, the state agency said.

The tremor had a shallow depth of only one km, Phivolcs said. In its instrumental intensities, the state agency said that intensity IV was recorded at the town proper of Kalilangan, intensity II at nearby Talakag town, and intensity I in the region’s capital city of Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental and Malaybalay City. 

Earlier on the same day, a 4.4-magnitude tectonic earthquake also hit in the nearby town of Pangantucan, also of Bukidnon.

The two tremors were tectonic in origin.

The Bukidnon Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) reported no damage or injury.