Magnitude 6.8 earthquake jolts Sarangani on Friday

By: John Eric Mendoza - Inquirer.net | November 17,2023 - 06:15 PM

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MANILA, Philippines (Updated) — A magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked Sarangani in Davao Occidental on Friday, state seismologists said.

The tectonic quake occurred 30 kilometers southwest of the said area at 4:14 pm and had a shallow depth of 10 kilometers, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

Phivolcs said damages and aftershocks are expected.

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