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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/04/29/building1.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Abandoned building collapses in General Santos City after strong quake.<cite> Chai Tabunaway, ABS-CBN News</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>An old, abandoned building collapsed in General Santos City following the magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Sarangani province Saturday morning. </p><p>Initial reports said the building on Santiago Boulevard corner Cagampang Street collapsed after the quake that struck past 4 a.m. </p><p>The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the quake was felt at Intensity V in the following areas: General Santos City; Koronadal City; Santa Maria, Jose Abad Santos, Don Marcelino, Balot Island, Davao Occidental; Polomolok, Tupi, South Cotabato; Alabel, Malapatan, Glan, Sarangani; Palimbag, Sultan Kudarat.</p><p>Intensity IV- Davao City; Cotabato City; Zamboanga City</p><p>Intensity III- Cagayan De Oro City</p><p>Intensity II- Kidapawan City</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/04/29/building2.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Abandoned building collapses in General Santos City after strong quake.<cite> Chai Tabunaway, ABS-CBN News</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>Phivolcs chief Renato Solidum told radio DZMM that residents near coastal areas in the region should be wary of possible tsunami waves.</p><p>The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, in an initial advisory, said the quake may trigger tsunami waves as far away as Indonesia.</p>

<p>An old, abandoned building collapsed in General Santos City following the magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Sarangani province Saturday morning. </p>

An old, abandoned building collapsed in General Santos City following the magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Sarangani province Saturday morning.