Death toll from Mindanao earthquake rises to 9 | Inquirer News

Death toll from Mindanao earthquake rises to 9

/ 10:55 AM November 20, 2023

QUAKE IN THE AFTERNOON The magnitude 6.8 earthquake in southern Mindanao on Saturday damaged many homes as well as buildings, roads and even infrastructure projects. An electrician (left) checks the wiring of a torn roof at the old City Hall building in General Santos City; a collapsed home (middle) in Malapatan town, Sarangani province; motorists (right) pass by the other side of a damaged bridge in Alabel town, also in Sarangani. —PHOTOS BY ERWIN M. MASCARIÑAS

QUAKE IN THE AFTERNOON The magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Mindanao on Friday damaged many homes as well as buildings, roads and infrastructure projects. An electrician checks the wiring of a damaged roof at the old City Hall building in General Santos City. (Photos by ERWIN MASCARIÑAS)

MANILA, Philippines — The total number of deaths due to the magnitude 6.8 earthquake that shook Mindanao on Friday has risen to nine.

The figure is based on the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) report on Monday.

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Most of the deaths were from Soccsksargen (South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, and General Santos City).

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Eight fatalities were recorded in this region.

The other death occurred in Davao.

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The reports are still up for validation.

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On the other hand, 15 were reported to be injured.

Meanwhile, the tremor damaged 826 houses, with 97 homes beyond repair and 729 suffering minor tear.

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The tectonic quake occurred in the waters 30 kilometers southwest off Sarangani town in Davao Occidental on Friday afternoon, November 17.

It had a shallow depth of 10 kilometers, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

Phivolcs initially measured the quake at magnitude 7.2.

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