6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Off Southern Philippines: USGS
PHIVOLCS said about 600,000 people felt weak shaking, while officials reported no immediate casualties or major damage after the offshore quake.
- A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on Aug 5, the United States Geological Survey reported, occurring 32 kilometres southwest of Sarangani Island at a depth of 62 kilometres.
- Situated on the Pacific Ring of Fire stretching from Japan through South-east Asia, the Philippines experiences near-daily seismic activity in a zone of intense geological instability.
- Sarangani Island rescuer Harly Sauro told AFP the quake struck while a large crowd gathered to receive government financial assistance, reporting "the shaking was quite strong. They were running and shouting."
- No tsunami warning was issued following the earthquake, and there were no immediate reports of casualties or significant damage, with Sauro confirming preliminary assessments indicated everyone remained safe.
- The June 8 earthquake on Mindanao proved far more destructive, killing at least 76 people and triggering landslides; that tremor was driven by the Cotabato Trench and raised the seabed by 2 metres.
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Shallow 6.3-magnitude earthquake hits off southern Philippines
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said. The quake, which hit 32 kilometres (about 20 miles) southwest of the small island of Sarangani at 12:14 pm (0414 GMT), according to the USGS, did not trigger a tsunami warning. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Sarangani Island rescuer Harly Sauro told AFP the quake had struck while a large number of peopl…
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GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 5 August 2026) — A magnitude 6.4 tectonic earthquake struck off the coast southwest of Balut Island in the Municipality of Sarangani, Davao Occidental at 12:14 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). Epicenter of the magnitude 6.4 earthquake. Image courtesy of PHIVOLCS PHIVOLCS, in its earthquake information No. 2, said the earthquake’s epicenter was located…
An earthquake occurred on Wednesday across the sea, south of the Philippines, announced the United States' geological prospecting service (USGS), which estimated the magnitude of the earthquake at 6.3, informs AFP, notes Agerpres. Article Strong earthquake on Wednesday morning. What magnitude had and where it occurred, information from authorities appears first on Romania TV.
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of the Philippines around noon local time. The epicenter was located approximately 32 kilometers southwest of Sarangani Island.
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