Magnitude 3.9 earthquake hits Cotabato anew

A magnitude 3.9 earthquake hits Cotabato province on Wednesday night, October 30. The ground shaking was felt at Intensity 3 in Kidapawan City. | Image from Inquirer.net

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Another magnitude 3.9 earthquake hits Tulunan town in Cotabato province Wednesday night, October 30.

According to the bulletin issued by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) at 7:39 p.m., the ground shaking was felt at Intensity 3 in Kidapawan City.

On Tuesday, October 29, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake jolted Cotabato province and other areas in Mindanao.

This led to the death of 67-year-old Nestor Narciso, a retired government worker, who was pinned to death while he was helping out in the construction of the Marble Evangelical Church in Purok Bagong Sikat.

READ: Mindanao’s strong quake left one dead, several others injured

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