Tag: Mindanao quake

NDRRMC: Death toll in 6.9-magnitude quake in Mindanao rises to nine

(Eagle News) — The death toll in the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that hit Mindanao on Sunday, Dec. 15, has risen to nine. Based on a report from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, 111 were also injured while two were missing–one from Davao and the other from SOCCSKSARGEN. Authorities have already ended operations at a grocery store in Padada that collapsed following the quake with an epicenter nine kilometers west of Matanao. As of […]

In photos: Cor Jesu College bldg in Digos City suffers damage after successive Mindanao quakes

  (Eagle News) — In these photos from the Digos City Philippine National Police (PNP), the Cor Jesu College building is seen with severe damages after the successive quakes to hit Mindanao this month, the most recent of which was on Tuesday morning, Oct. 29, 2019 when Tulunan, Cotabato was hit by a magnitude 6.6 quake.  The tremor was felt in various intensities in other areas in Mindanao, even as more than 200 aftershocks continue […]

UPDATED: At least 6 killed, scores injured, after 6.6 magnitude quake in Mindanao

(Eagle News) – At least six persons were killed after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake that hit Tulunan, Cotabato around 9 a.m. Tuesday morning, Oct. 29, which was also felt in other parts of Mindanao. One fatality was identified by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) as Nestor Narciso, 66, from Koronadal City, while the other fatality was a boy who was fleeing his schoolroom during the quake. Agence France Presse said that […]

At least 3 dead in Mindanao quake as strong aftershocks continue; Davao Oriental hit by 5.3 quake anew

(Eagle News) — At least three people, including two children, died due to the strong quakes that rocked Mindanao on Wednesday night, Oct. 16. Strong aftershocks continued to be recorded in the region after the 6.3 magnitude quake that first hit Tulunan, North Cotabato Wednesday, at 7:37 p.m. The latest and strongest tremor recorded was a 5.3 magnitude tremor that shook Davao Oriental at 4:53 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, according to the Philippine Institute of […]

Strong aftershocks continue to rock Mindanao after 6.3 magnitude quake; intensity 7 quake felt in Kidapawan City

(Eagle News) — Aftershocks continued to be felt in Mindanao after a magnitude 6.3 quake hit North Cotabato on Wednesday night, October 16, as many shocked and scared residents continue to stay outdoors for fear of another strong quake. Based on the monitoring of the Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), aftershocks continued to be felt in North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and Surigao del Sur. In North Cotabato, aftershocks rock the area every few […]