COTABATO CITY – A series of earthquakes hit Wao, Lanao del Sur early Friday, including the first which was recorded at Magnitude 5.1, the state volcanology office here said.
In a bulletin, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the first tremor struck at around 2:57 a.m. and traced four kilometers east of Wao and had a depth of nine kilometers. No immediate report of casualties or damage to properties, the Phivolcs said.
Intensity 5 was felt in Wao and nearby town of Kadingilan in Bukidnon, Intensity 4 and 3 in in Pangantukan and Maramag, Bukidnon, respectively. Intensity 3 was felt in Cagayan de Oro City.
At about 3:06 a.m., Intensity 2.7 also shook Wao and felt at Intensity 3 in Kadingilan town. Six minutes later, another tremor was reported by Phivolcs. All were tectonic in origin.
On September 24 this year, a series of strong earthquakes rocked parts of Mindanao capped by the magnitude 5.4 quake that was traced in the town of Wao. The quakes damaged properties, infrastructures and houses, Phivolcs said.
Following Friday’s tremors, the Office of Civil Defense in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (OCD-ARMM) deployed teams to Wao to assess the situation and to determine what intervention the office can extend to affected residents. (PNA)
NOVEMBER 2017
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