3 Strong Tremors Hit Davao Oriental Anew

Aftershocks rock Davao areas

Moderate aftershocks of magnitudes 5.8 and 5.2 yesterday rocked the town of Manay in Davao Oriental, where a powerful “doublet earthquake” occurred last week, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

3 strong tremors hit Davao Oriental anew

DAVAO CITY—Three powerful quakes happening about 20 minutes apart from each other hit off the coast of Manay, Davao Oriental, on Tuesday morning. The first tremor struck at 10 a.m., some 101 kilometers northeast of Manay, and was measured at magnitude 5.8 with Instrumental Intensity 1 here and in Digos City, Davao del Sur, Malita and St. Maria, Davao Occidental; Nabunturan, Davao de Oro; and Malungon, Sarangani. According to state seismologists,…

DPWH: Regional evacuation center, smart houses ready for Davao Oriental, Cebu quake victims

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Monday announced that it has opened an evacuation center and set up “smart houses” for residents displaced by recent earthquakes that rocked Cebu and Davao Oriental.

Davao quake affected over 500K people —NDRRMC

(Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct what was written earlier. The headline earlier said that the quake affected 500k people in Cebu but the figures are for Davao. Our apologies. )MANILA, Philippines — The 7.4 magnitude earthquake that rocked Manay, Davao Oriental has affected over half a million people, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Monday.In its latest situational report, the NDRRMC…