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Kidapawan city mayor on earthquake: ‘Parang may dumadaan na pison’

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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/10/16/20191016-kidapawan-plaza-arch-earthquake.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>The plaza arch in Kidapawan City lies in ruin as the area was hit with an Intensity 7 earthquake on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019.<em> Courtesy of Kidapawan city government</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA—The Kidapawan city government, which felt the earthquake at Intensity 7, has yet to receive reports of fatalities or damage to property, its mayor said Wednesday.</p><p>The <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/16/19/magnitude-67-earthquake-jolts-mindanao-usgs">magnitude-6.3 quake</a> occurred at 7:37 p.m. approximately 22 kilometers southeast of nearby Tulunan town and had a depth of 15 km.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JWqEtDym2WE?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></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>&quot;No reports even in the outskirts, so far so good, I hope magpapatuloy,&quot; Kidapawan City Mayor Joseph Evangelista told DZMM.</p><p>Evangelista has suspended classes on all levels in the city to assess the structural stability of schools.</p><p>The city&#x27;s gym and convention centers have been opened to evacuees, particularly patients who had to evacuate hospitals.</p><p>He also said the city&#x27;s police force has been alerted as they are currently experiencing a total blackout.</p><p>&quot;We&#x27;re watching for possible, baka may looters na papasok, so naka-mobilize na ang mga kapulisan natin,&quot; Evangelista said.</p><p>Asked to describe the earthquake, Evangelista said it felt like a road roller was passing by.</p><p>&quot; &#x27;Yung yugyog po para bang may dumadaan na pison na roadroller, napakalakas po,&quot; he said.</p><p>Intensity 7 was also felt in Tulunan and M&#x27;lang, both in North Cotabato.</p>

<p>The local government of Kidapawan City, which felt the earthquake at Intensity 7, has yet to receive a report of fatalities or major damage to property, its mayor said Wednesday.<br /> </p>

The local government of Kidapawan City, which felt the earthquake at Intensity 7, has yet to receive a report of fatalities or major damage to property, its mayor said Wednesday.