Magnitude-6 Earthquake Jolts Philippines’ Mindanao Island

Tue Mar 07 2023
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Monitoring Desk 

GENERAL SANTOS CITY: The European Mediterranean Seismological Center has said that magnitude-6 earthquake struck Mindanao in the Philippines on Tuesday.

The quake was recorded at a depth of 8km below the earth’s surface, EMSC said.

Previous Earthquake

A 6-magnitude earthquake had rocked the southern Philippines on February 1, according to the US Geological Survey with local authorities warning of aftershocks and possible damage. The shallow quake struck at 6:44 p.m. near Monkayo municipality in Davao de Oro province on Mindanao island.

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