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Magnitude 6.9 quake jolts Davao del Sur
FILE: DAMAGED. A heavily-damaged municipal hall of Magsaysay, Davao del Sur after a 6.
9-magnitude quake rocked the province Sunday (Dec. 15, 2019). The building sustained cracks when a previous strong quake jolted Mindanao in October. (Photo courtesy of Anthony Allada via PNA)
MANILA — A magnitude 6.9 quake jolted Davao del Sur on Sunday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.
The tectonic quake struck 9 kilometers northwest of Matanao at 2:11 p.m.
It had a depth of 3 kilometers.
Intensity 7 was felt in Matanao and Magsaysay, Davao del Sur, and Intensity 6 in Kidapawan City; General Santos City; Bansalan, Davao del Sur; Alabel and Malapatan, Sarangani; and Koronadal City.
Other recorded intensities:
Intensity 5 — Tulunan and Matalam, Cotabato; Cotabato City; Davao City; Glan, Sarangani
Intensity 3 — Kalilangan, Talakag and Dangcagan, Bukidnon
Intensity 2 — Impasugong, Bukidnon; Cagayan de Oro City; Dipolog City
Intensity 1– Zamboanga del Sur
Phivolcs said aftershocks and damages are expected.
