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Powerful 7.4-magnitude quake strikes Mindanao

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Courtesy: LGU Hinatuan " src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/tvpatrol/12/03/quake.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Courtesy: LGU Hinatuan</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA <strong>(4th UPDATE)</strong> — A magnitude 7.4 earthquake — updated from magnitude 6.9 — struck off Surigao del Sur on Saturday night, spawning strong aftershocks and triggering a tsunami warning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.</p><p>The powerful quake that also shook surrounding provinces sent people near coastal areas to move to higher ground or further inland due to the tsunami warning that was eventually <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/03/23/ph-lifts-tsunami-warning-for-powerful-surigao-del-sur-quake">lifted Sunday morning</a>.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/03/23/major-aftershocks-jolt-mindanao-after-magnitude-74-quake">Major aftershocks jolt Mindanao after magnitude 7.4 quake</a></li></ul><p>Phivolcs said the highest waves produced by the tremor were .64 meters (25 inches) tall on Mawes Island, Hinatuan town, which was near the epicenter.</p><p>&quot;Destructive&quot; Intensity 7 was felt in Tandag City, while &quot;very strong&quot; Intensity 6 was reported in Hinatuan, Bayabas, and Bislig City in Surigao del Sur.</p><p>Neighboring Maco and Monkayo towns in Davao de Oro also felt Intensity 6, according to Phivolcs&#x27; third bulletin on the magnitude 7.4 quake, which was generated by the Philippine trench.</p><p>The potentially damaging tremor — one of the strongest in recent years — also saw people fleeing buildings and evacuating a hospital, with panicked revelers at a bar in Davao City running and ducking for cover as they felt a strong Intensity 5 shaking. </p><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=2890766" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/03/23/strong-quake-damages-houses-in-agusan-del-sur">Strong quake damages houses in Agusan del Sur</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/03/23/panic-prayers-after-magnitude-69-quake">Panic, prayers after magnitude 6.9 quake strikes eastern Mindanao</a></li></ul><div><strong>MINDANAO AIRPORTS</strong></div><p>The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines on Sunday reported minor damage seen at some Mindanao airports after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake.</p><p>Davao International Airport did not suffer significant damage, except for a few fallen wall tiles near the international arrival elevator, according to the CAAP.</p><p>It said passengers and personnel at the airports are safe and that the Airports Quick Response Team is currently inspecting runways and passenger terminal buildings. </p><p>Despite the minor damage, all flights in Mindanao airports are operating normally, the CAAP noted.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/03/23/panic-prayers-after-magnitude-69-quake">Panic, prayers after magnitude 6.9 quake strikes eastern Mindanao</a></li></ul><div><strong>AFTERSHOCKS TO PERSIST</strong></div><p>The undersea tectonic tremor — initially measured at magnitude 6.9 — occurred at 10:37 p.m. some 29 kilometers northeast of Hinatuan at a shallow depth of 26 kilometers.</p><p>In its latest update, Phivolcs said at least 765 aftershocks of up to magnitude 6.2 had been recorded following the major quake. Of the number, 7 aftershocks were felt. </p><p>Phivolcs director Teresito Bacolcol told journalists at a press briefing that aftershocks could still be expected for days to a few weeks. He however noted that the aftershocks would decrease in magnitude.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/03/23/strong-quake-damages-houses-in-agusan-del-sur">Strong quake damages houses in Agusan del Sur</a></li></ul><div><strong>NO CASUALTIES SO FAR</strong></div><p>Hinatuan police Sergeant Joseph Lambo said the quake was &quot;very strong&quot; but that there were no reports of casualties or major property damage.</p><p>&quot;Appliances fell off the shelves at the police office and two TV sets were broken. The motorcycles parked outside also tumbled down,&quot; Lambo told AFP news agency.</p><p>&quot;Right now we don&#x27;t have reports of damage or casualties but people are evacuating because of the tsunami alert.&quot;</p><p>Lambo said the 45,000 residents in the municipality had been ordered to leave their homes and many were going on foot or in vehicles to higher ground.</p><p>The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said it is coordinating with local disaster officials following the powerful quake. </p><p>The temblor came nearly two weeks after a 6.7 magnitude quake hit Mindanao, killing at least nine people, shaking buildings, and causing part of the ceiling of a shopping mall to collapse.</p><p>Quakes are a daily occurrence in the Philippines, which sits along the Pacific &quot;Ring of Fire,&quot; an arc of intense seismic and volcanic activity that stretches from Japan through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin.</p><p>Most are too weak to be felt by humans, but strong and destructive quakes come at random with no technology available to predict when and where they will happen.</p><div><strong>—with reports from Jacque Manabat, Anjo Bagaoisan, Rowegie Abanto, ABS-CBN News, and Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur on Saturday night, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.