Magnitude 5.7 earthquake strikes Mindanao, Philippines, GFZ says
- On Thursday, October 8, 2026, a magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Balut Island in the municipality of Sarangani, Davao Occidental, with a magnitude 5.6 tremor occurring off the coast later that afternoon.
- Phivolcs reported the tremors were aftershocks of a magnitude 7.8 earthquake off Sarangani and a magnitude 6.5 earthquake off Davao Occidental recorded last June.
- Measured intensities reached Intensity V in Kiamba and General Santos, with Intensity IV shaking reported across Alabel, Glan, Maasim, Malapatan, Malungon, Lake Sebu, Polomolok, Tupi, and South Cotabato.
- Phivolcs stated that significant damage is not expected from the tectonic quakes, which occurred at a depth of 26 km, while GFZ reported the depth at 10 km.
- Residents should remain alert for possible aftershocks and observe all earthquake safety precautions, as officials warned that additional tremors remain likely following the event.
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The German Centre for Research in Earth Sciences said that an earthquake had reached 5.7 degrees on the Richter scale that struck Mindanao in the Philippines today, Thursday. The Centre stated that the earthquake had taken place 10 kilometres deep. The Philippine Earthquake Monitoring Agency said in a statement that it did not expect serious damage, but that rebounds were likely.
Magnitude 6.4 earthquake jolts Davao Occidental, parts of Mindanao
The Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre recorded an earthquake of 5.7 magnitude off the coast of the Philippines, near the city of General Santos. 5.7 magnitude of the earthquake was recorded off the coast of the Philippines, transmitting TASS with reference to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre. The centre of the underground shocks was 48 kilometres south-east of the Philippine city of General Santos, which has a population of abou…
M5.7 earthquake strikes near MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
نُشر هذا المقال أولاً عبر Cedarnews.net. لمتابعة المزيد من الأخبار والتقارير الحصرية، زورونا على موقعنا. A magnitude 5.7 earthquake was recorded near MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES at 2026-10-08 08:07 UTC, according to European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The earthquake was measured at a depth of about 35.0 km. تم نشر هذا الخبر عبر موقع Cedarnews الإخباري. للاطلاع على مزيد من الأخبار العاجلة والتقارير الحصرية، زوروا موقعنا الرسمي.
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