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Phivolcs: 6.1-magnitude quake due to Philippine Trench movement

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Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Courtesy of Phivolcs" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/12/06/trench.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Courtesy of Phivolcs</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA—The 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck off Davao Occidental on Sunday was due to movement in the Philippine Trench, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.</p><p>&quot;Ito pong gumalaw ay ang Philippine Trench. Isa po &#x27;yan sa ating binabantayan na posibleng magdulot ng malakas na lindol o &#x27;di kaya ay tsunami,&quot; Phivolcs director Renato Solidum told TeleRadyo Monday.</p><p>(The one that moved was the Philippine Trench. It&#x27;s one [of the trenches] that we are monitoring, which could cause strong earthquakes or tsunami.)</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/05/21/magnitude-61-quake-strikes-off-davao-occidental">Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes off coast of Davao Occidental</a></li></ul><p>The strong quake struck at 7:47 a.m. at a depth of 173 kilometers, the state volcanology agency has said. </p><p>The epicenter was 336 kilometers southeast of Saragani Island, it added.</p><p>Intensity II was felt in Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental and Cateel, Davao Oriental.</p><p>Graybert Malinog of Sarangani Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office told TeleRadyo no damage was reported from the tremor.</p><p>&quot;Wala lang. Hindi ko naramdaman dito,&quot; he said, adding the quake occurred near Indonesia.</p><p>(It was nothing. I didn&#x27;t feel anything here.)</p><p>The Philippines is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, where frequent volcanic eruptions and earthquakes take place.</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=1852374" width="100%"></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>

The 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck off Davao Occidental on Sunday was due to the movement in the Philippine Trench, Phivolcs said.

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Phivolcs: 6.1-magnitude quake due to Philippine Trench movement

Davinci Maru,

ABS-CBN News

Published Dec 06, 2021 10:16 AM PHT

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Updated Dec 06, 2021 10:20 AM PHT

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