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Magnitude 5.6 quake hits Sultan Kudarat
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The tectonic quake struck 36 kilometers northwest of the municipality of Lebak at 1:24 p.m. (File Photo by Andrew Buchanan/Unsplash)
MANILA – A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook Sultan Kudarat province on Tuesday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
The tectonic quake struck 36 kilometers northwest of the municipality of Lebak at 1:24 p.m.
It was 36 kilometers deep.
Intensity III was felt in Cotabato City; Intensity II in General Santos City; and
Intensity I in Zamboanga City.
Phivolcs recorded the following using an intensity meter that measures ground acceleration:
Intensity IV- T’boli, South Cotabato
Intensity III- Santo Nino and Koronadal City, South Cotabato;Kiamba, Sarangani
Intensity II – General Santos City; Cotabato City; Malungon and Maasim, Sarangani
Intensity I – Zamboanga City; Davao City; Cagayan de Oro City; Kidapawan City
Aftershocks are likely, but damage is not expected from the magnitude 5.6 quake.
Damage starts at Intensity VI based on Phivolcs’ scale.
RENE ROSE ORIOL
August 3, 2022 at 12:26 PM
Diyos ko po May Lindol na naman. Ngayon nman sa Suldan kudatar. Sana wala gaanong napinsala.at naging biktima ng lindol na ito.Dapat tayo maging handa sa lhat ng oras dahil ndi ntin alam kung kelan darating ang ganitong kalamidad. Naway mabigyan agad ng tulong ng gobyerno at lokal na pamahalaan ang mga taong naapektuhan ng Lindol. At mailikas agad sa Ligtas na Lugar. LETS PRAY For SULTAN KUDARAT.