Tag: Sultan Kudarat

4.0-magnitude earthquake strikes Sultan Kudarat early Sunday

(Eagle News)–A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Sultan Kudarat early Sunday, Sept. 18. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 4:39 a.m. The epicenter was 17 kilometers southwest of Kalamansig. The depth of focus was 13 kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Instrumental Intensities: Intensity II – T’Boli, South Cotabato Intensity I – Kiamba, Sarangani No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.

4.7-magnitude quake hits Sultan Kudarat early Sunday, July 11

(Eagle News) — A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Sultan Kudarat early Sunday, July 11. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 2:45 a.m. It had its epicenter 14 kilometers southwest of Kalamansig and a depth of 55 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensities: Intensity IV – Kalamansig, Palimbang and Lebak, Sultan Kudarat Intensity III – Cotabato City Instrumental Intensities: Intensity III – Kiamba, Sarangani Intensity II […]

4.8-magnitude quake hits Sultan Kudarat

(Eagle News) — A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck Sultan Kudarat on Monday, March 1. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 6:51 a.m., had its epicenter one kilometer northeast of Columbio. It had a depth of 20 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Reported Intensities: Intensity III- Tampakan, South Cotabato Intensity II- General Santos City Instrumental Intensities: Intensity IV – Koronadal City, South Cotabato Intensity III – […]

PNP: 13 dead, several wounded in 5-hour gun battle between gov’t troops, former barangay chair and his group in Sultan Kudarat

(Eagle News) — Thirteen people died and several were wounded in a shootout between government troops and a former barangay chair wanted for a string of criminal cases and his followers in Maguindanao early Saturday, the Philippine National Police said. A PNP statement said of the fatalities in the 5-hour gun battle in Sultan Kudarat around 3 a.m., one was a Special Action Force trooper–Police Staff Sergeant Elenel Pido–who was in the group composed of […]

3.5-magnitude quake hits Sultan Kudarat

(Eagle News)–A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck Sultan Kudarat early Saturday, April 25. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 2:11 a.m., hit nine kilometers southeast of Columbio. It had a depth of 8 kilometers. Intensity I was reported in Kidapawan. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.

4.2 magnitude quake hits Sarangani followed by 4.3 magnitude tremor in Sultan Kudarat

  (Eagle News) – A magnitude 4.2 quake hit a town in Sarangani province early dawn Monday, April 20, followed by a magnitude 4.3 quake in Sultan Kudarat, according to data from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. The tectonic quakes were just more than two hours apart, both in the Socksargen region in southern Philippines. Before these tremors, a 5.1 magnitude quake hit 168 kilometers southeast of Sarangani town in Davao Occidental around […]

4.5-magnitude quake hits Sultan Kudarat

(Eagle News)-A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck Sultan Kudarat on Thursday,Dec. 19. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 7 kilometers northeast of Lutayan at 6:11 p.m. Depth of focus was 33 kilometers. The following intensity and instrumental intensities were recorded: Intensity Intensity II – Kidapawan City Instrumental Intensities: Intensity II – Kidapawan City; Koronadal City; Malungon, Sarangani Intensity I – Alabel, Sarangani No damage to property nor aftershocks were […]

JUST IN: 5.5-magnitude quake hits Sultan Kudarat

(Eagle News)–A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Sultan Kudarat on Wednesday, Oct. 16. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, an aftershock of the 6.3-magnitude earthquake in N. Cotabato, hit 16 kilometers southeast of Columbio at 8:09 p.m. Depth of focus was 5 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.

At least 7 hurt in blast in public market in Sultan Kudarat

(Eagle News)–Seven people were hurt after a blast rocked Sultan Kudarat on Saturday, Sept. 7. Authorities said Jomar Catalan Aquino, 30; Jay Carnaso, 30; Gerald Cartagena, 28; Niño Minus Virgo, 28; Jarren Binaluon Amigo, 24; Gulano Nasim Salip, 24; and traffic enforcer Cagadas Terrencio, 35, sustained injuries after what authorities believe was an improvised explosive device exploded in front of a public market in Isulan around 7 a.m. They were rushed to the hospital for […]

Blast in front of a local restaurant in Sultan Kudarat injures 18

  (Eagle News) — A suspected bomb blast in front of a local eatery along a national highway in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat on Wednesday, April 3, wounded at least 18 people, including children. Police said the loud explosion happened outside a small restaurant serving chicken at 3:15 in the afternoon, local time, in Barangay Kalawag 2 in Isulan town shattering the windows in front of the eatery and wounding 18 persons. In a spot report […]

5 hinihinalang terorista arestado sa Sultan Kudarat

(Eagle News) — Naharang ng militar ang tangkang pagpapasabog sa ilang lugar sa Sultan Kudarat kasunod ng ginawang counter-terrorist operations nito sa lalawigan. Nakumpiska ng mga otoridad ang ilang improvised explosives at triggering devices sa bahagi ng Barangay Dimakling sa bayan ng Pagalad. Ayon kay Lt/Col. Harold Cabunoc, commander ng 33rd infantry battalion ng Philippine Army, ginawa nila ang operasyon matapos mapag-alamang may bombang nakatanim sa liblib na barangay sa nasabing bayan. Dahil dito, arestado […]