Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jolts Davao Del Sur town

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck a Davao Del Sur town on Wednesday afternoon, the state seismologists reported.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the tremor, which was tectonic in origin, occurred 6 kilometers west of Matanao municipality at 4:05 p.m.

It had a shallow depth of one kilometer, Phivolcs said.

Aftershocks are expected following the earthquake. The tremor is also likely to cause damage, according to Phivolcs.

The earthquake reported the following intensities in the said areas:

Intensity IV – Davao City; General Santos City

Instrumental intensities are reported in the following areas:

Intensity V – Kidapawan City; Koronadal City, Norala, South Cotabato

Intensity IV – Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental; Alabel, Sarangani; Tampakan, Tantangan, Tupi, General Santos City, South Cotabato; Columbio, Sultan Kudarat

Intensity III – Libona, Bukidnon; Don Marcelino, Davao Occidental; Maasim, Kiamba, Malapatan, Sarangani; Santo Nino, Polomolok, Suralla, T’Boli, South Cotabato

Intensity II – Alamada, Cotabato; Nabunturan, Davao de Oro; Maitum, Sarangani; Lake Sebu, South Cotabato

Intensity I – Malaybalay, Cagayan de Oro, Misamis Oriental

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