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Magnitude 6.1 Davao del Sur temblor part of series of quakes: Phivolcs

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/02/08/20191029-earthquake-mindanao-m2d-13.jpg"/><figcaption>Rescuers from the municipality of Magsaysay in Davao del Sur carry tarpaulins for distribution to evacuees following the magnitude 6.6 earthquake that hit Mindanao on October 29, 2019. <em>ABS-CBN News/file</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - The magnitude 6.1 earthquake that rocked Mindanao on Sunday is part of a series of tremors that began in 2019, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said Monday.</p><p>The quake, initially measured at magnitude 6.3, struck 6 kilometers southeast of Magsaysay town, Davao del Sur and was felt in the whole of Mindanao, according to Phivolcs officer-in-charge Renato Solidum.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/02/07/21/magnitude-63-quake-rocks-davao-del-sur">Magnitude 6.1 quake rocks Davao del Sur</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Itong lindol kahapon ay karugtong ng mga serye ng lindol na nagsimula noong October 2019. &#x27;Yung pinakamalaki nga in 2019, magnitude 6.9 earthquake sa Davao del Sur,&quot; he told ABS-CBN&#x27;s Teleradyo.</p><p>(This earthquake yesterday is a continuation of the series of tremors that began in October 2019. The biggest one in 2019 was the magnitude 6.9 earthquake in Davao del Sur.)</p><p>&quot;Yung kumilos kahapon &#x27;yung Makilala-Malungon fault, &#x27;yan din &#x27;yung kumilos nung December 2019, magkaibang branch lang. Sabi nga natin pwede pang magkaroon ng iba pang lindol d&#x27;yan so kailangan talagang handang-handa parati ang ating mga kababayan.&quot;</p><p>(The Makilala-Malungon fault that moved yesterday was also the same fault that moved in December 2019, it was just a different branch. As we have said, there could be more tremors so the public needs to be always prepared.)</p><p>The magnitude 6.9 temblor that struck Davao del Sur in December 2019 left 13 dead and displaced some 50,000 residents, according to the national disaster council.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/15/19/magnitude-69-quake-rocks-davao-del-sur">Magnitude 6.9 quake rocks Davao del Sur</a></li></ul><p>Two months earlier, three powerful quakes, all of which were above magnitude 6, left at least 23 dead and scores injured.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/03/19/mindanao-quakes-death-toll-reaches-23-officials">Mindanao quakes death toll reaches 23: officials</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1615884" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>The magnitude 6.1 earthquake that rocked Mindanao on Sunday is part of a series of tremors that began in 2019, Phivolcs said Monday.</p>

The magnitude 6.1 earthquake that rocked Mindanao on Sunday is part of a series of tremors that began in 2019, Phivolcs said Monday.