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Twin quakes hit off Davao Oriental, Davao Occidental

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/04/24/occidental.jpg"/><figcaption>This map shows the epicenter of a quake that struck off Davao Occidental, April 24, 2019. <em>Phivolcs</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- Two earthquakes struck waters off Davao Oriental and Davao Occidental provinces minutes apart early on Wednesday, Phivolcs said. </p><p>The first quake, with a Magnitude of 4.5, hit 374 kilometers southwest of Sarangani, Davao Occidental around 11:28 a.m. It had a depth of 270 kilometers, it said. </p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/04/24/oriental.jpg"/><figcaption>The epicenter of a quake that struck off Davao Oriental, April 24, 2019, is seen in this Phivolcs map.</figcaption></figure></div><p>Fifteen minutes later, a stronger Magnitude 4.7 temblor struck 63 kilometers northeast of Baganga, Davao Oriental, it said. </p><p>At a depth of 11 meters, the quake was felt a &quot;scarcely perceptible&quot; Intensity 1 in Bislig City, Surigao Del Sur, said Phivolcs. </p><p>The tectonic earthquakes came after a Magnitude 6.5 quake that injured 5 people across Visayas on Tuesday afternoon, and a Magnitude 6.1 temblor that left at least 16 dead in Luzon on Monday. </p><p>There is &quot;nothing irregular&quot; with consecutive quakes in Davao, said Phivolcs research specialist Henry Peñarubia. </p><p>Wednesday&#x27;s quakes are not expected to spawn aftershocks or damage to property, said Phivolcs.</p>

<p>The tectonic earthquakes came after a Magnitude 6.5 quake that injured 5 people across Visayas on Tuesday afternoon, and a Magnitude 6.1 temblor that left at least 16 dead in Luzon on Monday.</p>

The tectonic earthquakes came after a Magnitude 6.5 quake that injured 5 people across Visayas on Tuesday afternoon, and a Magnitude 6.1 temblor that left at least 16 dead in Luzon on Monday.