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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/178590595423420260804-senate-impeachment-day12-SSMU-9 (9).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck waters off Sarangani, Davao Occidental at 12:13 p.m. Wednesday, August 5. <em>Phivolcs/X</em><br/></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck waters off Sarangani, Davao Occidental at 12:13 p.m. Wednesday, August 5.</p><p>Intensity V was felt in Sarangani, Davao Occidental.</p><p>Phivolcs says the tremor poses no tsunami threat to the country. </p><p>In June this year, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake also struck the southwest of Maasim, Sarangani, triggering aftershocks across parts of the populous Mindanao island.</p><p>The quake toppled infrastructure and caused landslides, killing over 80 and injuring at least 1,300 persons, as per the NDRRMC.</p><div><br/></div><div><em>More details to follow.</em></div><div><br/></div><div><em></em><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6XPl556KOzM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><em></em><br/></div>

<p>A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck waters off Sarangani, Davao Occidental at 12:13 p.m. Wednesday, August 5.</p>

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck waters off Sarangani, Davao Occidental at 12:13 p.m. Wednesday, August 5.

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Magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits waters off Sarangani

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Published August 05, 2026 12:54 PM PHT

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Updated August 05, 2026 01:04 PM PHT

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