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Magnitude 4.6 quake hits Davao del Sur days after powerful tremor
ABS-CBN News
Published Dec 17, 2019 02:50 PM PHT

MANILA - A magnitude 4.6 earthquake hit Davao del Sur on Tuesday afternoon, just days after a powerful temblor shook Mindanao and left at least 7 dead.
MANILA - A magnitude 4.6 earthquake hit Davao del Sur on Tuesday afternoon, just days after a powerful temblor shook Mindanao and left at least 7 dead.
The fresh tremor struck 6 kilometers southwest of Magsaysay town at 2:07 p.m., Phivolcs said. It was tectonic in origin and had a depth of 21 kilometers, it added.
The fresh tremor struck 6 kilometers southwest of Magsaysay town at 2:07 p.m., Phivolcs said. It was tectonic in origin and had a depth of 21 kilometers, it added.
Below are areas where the quake was felt:
Below are areas where the quake was felt:
- Intensity V - Hagonoy, Davao del Sur
- Intensity IV - Davao City
- Intensity III - Kidapawan City
- Intensity V - Hagonoy, Davao del Sur
- Intensity IV - Davao City
- Intensity III - Kidapawan City
The following instrumental intensities were reported:
The following instrumental intensities were reported:
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- Intensity IV - Davao City
- Intensity III - Kidapawan City
- Intensity I - Kiamba, Sarangani
- Intensity IV - Davao City
- Intensity III - Kidapawan City
- Intensity I - Kiamba, Sarangani
The tremor was not expected to cause damage and aftershocks.
The tremor was not expected to cause damage and aftershocks.
Sunday's magnitude 6.9 quake struck south of President Rodrigo Duterte's hometown Davao City, burying at least 6 people in the trading town of Padada.
Sunday's magnitude 6.9 quake struck south of President Rodrigo Duterte's hometown Davao City, burying at least 6 people in the trading town of Padada.
Neighboring Matanao town, where the epicenter was located, recorded 2 fatalities: an 81-year-old woman who succumbed to heart attack during the quakes and a 6-year-old girl who was crushed by her collapsed family home.
Neighboring Matanao town, where the epicenter was located, recorded 2 fatalities: an 81-year-old woman who succumbed to heart attack during the quakes and a 6-year-old girl who was crushed by her collapsed family home.
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