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The quake struck off Mindanao island at a depth of 60 km (37.3 miles), according to the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ). PHIVOLCS director Teresito Bacolcol told DZRH radio the earthquake's intensity was "destructive, so we would expect damage". The earthquake lasted several seconds, he said, advising residents to be on alert for aftershocks as strong as magnitude 6.2. Radio announcer Leny Aranego in General Santos city, close to Glan, said the quake shook buildings and desks. Michael Ricafort, an economist at the lender RCBC, said in a Facebook post passengers at General Santos City airport were evacuated to the tarmac.

Persons: Angel Dugaduga, Amor Mio, Mio, Teresito Bacolcol, Leny Aranego, Michael Ricafort, Shubhendu Deshmukh, Neil Jerome Morales, Mikhail Flores, Kanupriya Kapoor, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: Fire, German Research Center, Geosciences, General Santos, Thomson Locations: Philippines, Fire MANILA, Mindanao, Glan, Earthquakes, Philippine, Koronadal, General Santos, Bengaluru, Manila

☆ Philippines says at least six killed in Friday's magnitude 6.7 quake
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MANILA, Nov 18 (Reuters) - The death toll from a magnitude 6.7 earthquake in the southern Philippines has increased to six and authorities are searching for two missing people, local disaster officials said on Saturday. A man and his wife died when a concrete wall collapsed on them, while another woman was killed in a shopping mall, Dacera said. In Davao Occidental province, a 78-year-old man died after being crushed by a rock, Franz Irag, civil defense officer in the Davao region, told DWPM radio. Power supply has been restored and most roads are passable, disaster officials said, adding that reports were mostly of minor damage to homes and buildings. The Philippines lies within the Pacific "Ring of Fire," where volcanic activity and earthquakes are common.

Persons: Agripino, General Santos, Dacera, Angel Dugaduga, Franz Irag, Neil Jerome Morales, Chris Reese, Rosalba O'Brien Organizations: German Research Center, Geosciences, General, General Santos City, Reuters, Thomson Locations: MANILA, Philippines, Mindanao, South Cotabato, Sarangani, Glan, Davao Occidental province, Davao

☆ Cutremur cu magnitudinea de 6,2 a zguduit sudul Filipinelor
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-16 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Un cutremur cu magnitudinea 6,2 a zguduit miercuri părţi din sudul Filipinelor, fără a fi raportate pe moment victime sau pagube, informează DPA.Epicentrul cutremurului a fost localizat în largul provinciei sudice Sarangani, a precizat Institutul de Vulcanologie şi Seismologie din Filipine (Phivolcs).Cutremurul a fost resimţit puternic în oraşul General Santos, în municipalitatea Kiamba din provincia Sarangani şi în oraşul Tupi din provincia Cotababato de Sud, potrivit buletinului Phivolcs, scrie agerpres.ro Institutul a avertizat asupra unor posibile replici ale cutremurului şi a îndemnat autorităţile să verifice clădirile şi alte infrastructuri pentru orice semne de avarie.Săptămâna trecută, un seism cu magnitudinea 6,4 a lovit provincia estică Sorosogon, fără a fi raportate victime sau daune.

Persons: Cutremurul Locations: Filipinelor, Sarangani, Filipine, General Santos, Kiamba, Tupi, Cotababato de Sud, Sorosogon

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