Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 8) – A magnitude 5 earthquake rocked Baganga Municipality in Davao Oriental on Sunday morning.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that the earthquake struck 12 kilometers South of Baganga at 7 a.m. It had a depth of 129 kilometers and was of tectonic origin, meaning there was movement in the Earth’s crust.
Phivolcs recorded the following instrumental intensities:
Intensity II (slightly felt): Nabunturan, Davao De Oro.
Intensity I (“scarcely perceptible” shaking): Malapatan and Alabel, Sarangani; Don Marcelino, Davao Occidental; and General Santos City, South Cotabato.
The agency also said aftershocks are expected.
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Earthquake Information No.2
Date and Time: 08 January 2023 – 07:00 AM
Magnitude = 5.0
Depth = 129 km
Location = 07.53°N, 126.46°E – 012 km S 66° W of Baganga (Davao Oriental)https://t.co/VWYEj7gKeV pic.twitter.com/eykxZbsyXH— PHIVOLCS-DOST (@phivolcs_dost) January 7, 2023
