2 earthquakes jolt Davao de Oro, adjacent provinces

TWO earthquakes jolted Davao de Oro province and nearby environs on Tuesday afternoon.

The first temblor occurred at 2:02 p.m. with a magnitude of 5.9, followed by a magnitude 5.6 at 4:47 p.m.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) located the epicenter of the first earthquake at eight kilometers southeast of New Bataan town, while the epicenter of the second temblor was placed at 11 kilometers of the same town.

Phivolcs initially reported the first tremor’s magnitude at 6.2, but later downgraded it to 5.9.

It also later updated the quake’s epicenter from Maragusan town to New Bataan.

The tectonic quake was felt at a “strong” Intensity 5 in Maco, Maragusan, Nabunturan, New Bataan, and Pantukan in Davao de Oro.

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