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Magnitude 6.6 earthquake jolts parts of Mindanao

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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="ro">UPDATE:<br/>Date and Time: 29 Oct 2019 - 09:04 AM<br/>Magnitude = 6.6<br/>Depth = 007 kilometers<br/>Location = 06.78N, 125.04E - 025 km S 71° E of Tulunan (Cotabato) <a href="https://t.co/Uh5wcU5cw4">pic.twitter.com/Uh5wcU5cw4</a></p>— PHIVOLCS-DOST (@phivolcs_dost) <a href="https://twitter.com/phivolcs_dost/status/1188998291494555649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>MANILA <strong>(UPDATE)</strong> -- The earthquake that struck parts of Mindanao on Tuesday morning was upgraded to a Magnitude 6.6, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.</p><p>“Yung damages before pwedeng mag deteriorate kung walang intervention na nagawa kaagad,” said Erlington Olabere, Phivolcs Science Research Specialist 2.</p><p>(Damages from the previous quake could deteriorate if no intervention was done.)</p><p>The epicenter was located off Tulunan town in Cotabato province, where an earthquake earlier this month killed at least 3 people. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/10/16/19/magnitude-67-earthquake-jolts-mindanao-usgs">Magnitude 6.3 quake hits North Cotabato, nearby areas</a></li></ul><p>Initially recorded at magnitude 6.4, Phivolcs said Tuesday’s tremor struck at 9:04 a.m. and was tectonic in origin. It had a depth of 7 kilometers.</p><p>The U.S. Geological Survey also measured the quake at Magnitude 6.6. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Prelim M6.6 Earthquake Mindanao, Philippines Oct-29 01:04 UTC, updates <a href="https://t.co/kDbAGfp6MR">https://t.co/kDbAGfp6MR</a></p>— USGS Big Quakes (@USGSBigQuakes) <a href="https://twitter.com/USGSBigQuakes/status/1188990220424941568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 29, 2019</a></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><br/>The earthquake was felt at the following intensities:</p><p>Intensity VII - Tulunan at Makilala, Cotabato; Kidapawan City; Malungon, Sarangani</p><p>Intensity VI - Davao City; Koronadal City; Cagayan de Oro City</p><p>Intensity V - Tampakan, Surallah at Tupi, South Cotabato; Alabel, Sarangani</p><p>Intensity IV - General Santos City; Kalilangan, Bukidnon</p><p>Intensity III - Sergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte; Zamboanga City; Dipolog City; Molave, Zamboanga del Norte; Talakag, Bukidnon</p><p>Intensity I - Camiguin, Mambajao</p><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS/videos/985464845140779/" data-width="auto"> </div><p>With the upgrade to main shock, the previous strong quake in the same area last October 16 now becomes a foreshock.</p><p>“In terms of magnitude, magiging foreshock yung (magnitude) 6.3 kasi mas mababa ang magnitude,” Olabere said.</p><p>(In terms of magnitude, the previous 6.3 now becomes a foreshock because it has a lower magnitude.)</p><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS/videos/1547479988728095/" data-width="auto"> </div><p>Olabere explained that in reference, they are related as both are strong quakes that occurred in almost the same general area.</p><p>They however are still studying if the new event was due to movement of the same fault that caused the October 16 quake.</p><p>Phivolcs said it has recorded more than 900 aftershocks after the October 16 quake.</p><p>&quot;Mas malakas ito kumpara sa nakaraang lindol,&quot; said Tulunan Mayor Reuel Limbungan, referring to the Magnitude 6.3 quake last October 16 that damaged barangay halls, health centers, and senior citizens’ halls.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/news/10/29/20191029-eathquake-daig-tulunan-tv-08.jpg"/><figcaption>A woman attends to an injured student of the Daig Elementary School in the town of Tulunan. <em>Photo courtesy of Tsai Via</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Several students from the Daig Elementary School in the same town were injured during the quake. The mayor has sent rescue team to the area.</p><p>The mayor has suspended all classes and work in all public and private offices in Tulunan Tuesday to allow authorities to check all infrastructure in the town.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mA0yTDVsah0?enablejsapi=1"></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;Walang pasok sa school at munisipyo, kahit pribado wala muna. Mga ospital we will check and get the patients out, nag iikot kami,&quot; he told radio DZMM. </p><p>The quake was also felt in Davao City, causing residents to flee their homes, an ABS-CBN Regional Network Group report said. </p><p>Employees in several office buildings also conducted duck, cover and hold before evacuating their workplaces. </p>

<p>The earthquake that struck parts of Mindanao on Tuesday morning was upgraded to a Magnitude 6.6, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.</p>

The earthquake that struck parts of Mindanao on Tuesday morning was upgraded to a Magnitude 6.6, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.