Nearly 300 aftershocks follow 6.6-magnitude quake in Mindanao

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 03:21:09 +0000

A DAMAGED local town hall is seen in Mabini, Davao del Sur after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck on Tuesday. (Jaypee Catalan via Reuters)

The 6.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Mindanao last Tuesday has triggered close to 300 series of earthquake events in about 24 hours.

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) science research assistant Maila Advincula said 294 earthquake events have been recorded as of 7 a.m. Wednesday.

Of these number, 204 were plotted from their original source, while 66 were felt as a weak to moderately strong shaking.

The latest moderate-sized quake was the 5.0-magnitude tremor recorded around 5:22 a.m. on Wednesday.

The quake was felt at Intensity V in Kidapawan City.

Meanwhile, Phivolcs’ instruments recorded the earthquake at Intensity II in Malungon, Sarangani, and Intensity I in Alabel, Sarangani; Tupi, South Cotabato; and Koronadal City.

Phivolcs pointed out that the 6.3-magnitude and 6.6-magnitude quakes that occurred two weeks apart in Mindanao “are part of a sequence of events from interrelated faults in the region.”http://tempo.com.ph/feed/