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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/1775301497510Screenshot 2026-04-04 at 6.57.18 PM.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Earthquake strikes off Sarangani on Holy Saturday. <em>Phivolcs screenshot/Google Map</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA<strong> (UPDATE)</strong> — A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the waters of Sarangani town in Davao Occidental early evening on Holy Saturday, and was felt in nearby areas, the state seismology office Phivolcs said.</p><p>The quake was earlier recorded at magnitude 5.9.</p><p>The undersea tremor hit at around 6:34 p.m. on Saturday at a depth of 34 kilometers, Phivolcs&#x27; second advisory said, noting that the epicenter was located 139 kilometers southeast off Sarangani Island.</p><p>Harry Sauro, a provincial disaster official, told Agence France-Presse that the quake was only &quot;slightly felt&quot; and there were no reports of damage or injuries.</p><p>Intensity 3 was felt in General Santos City and in the municipality of Glan in Sarangani, Phivolcs said, warning that aftershocks could hit following the earthquake.</p><p>Lower intensities were meanwhile felt in several nearby provinces.</p><p><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/4/2/7-4-magnitude-quake-hits-eastern-indonesia-tsunami-warning-issued-0719">Earthquakes</a> are a near-daily occurrence in the Philippines, which with Indonesia and other neighbors is situated on the Pacific &quot;Ring of Fire,&quot; an arc of intense seismic activity stretching from Japan through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin. <strong>— With a report from Agence France-Presse</strong></p><div><br/></div><div> <strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><strong><br/><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/ODEZaclJTUw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></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/_qlabuiaqzk?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the waters of Sarangani town in Davao Occidental early evening on Holy Saturday, and was felt in nearby areas, the state seismology office Phivolcs said.</p>

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the waters of Sarangani town in Davao Occidental early evening on Holy Saturday, and was felt in nearby areas, the state seismology office Phivolcs said.

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Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes off Sarangani on Holy Saturday

Rowegie Abanto,

ABS-CBN News

Published April 04, 2026 07:24 PM PHT

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Updated April 04, 2026 08:39 PM PHT

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