Magnitude 5.6 quake hits Tawi-Tawi | Inquirer News

Magnitude 5.6 quake hits Tawi-Tawi

/ 12:47 PM January 20, 2015

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A red dot marks the area where a magnitude 5.6 quake occurred off Simunul Island in Tawi-Tawi. PHIVOLCS WEBSITE

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit Tawi-Tawi in Mindanao before dawn Tuesday, January 20, 2015, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

Hours later, another quake measuring magnitude 5 occurred off Davao Oriental.

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The first quake struck at 1:19 a.m. off Simunul Island in the southern-most portion of the provincial archipelago, according to a Phivolcs bulletin posted on the institute’s website.

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According to the bulletin, the epicenter was located 16 kilometers southwest of Simunul at a depth of 35 kilometers.

Phivolcs said the temblor was felt at Intensity 4 on Simunul and the islands of Bongao, Panglima Sugala, all in Tawi-Tawi; and also on Siasi, Sulu.

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It was recorded at Intensity 3 on Languyan, Tawi-Tawi and Maimbung, Sulu.

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In Davao Oriental, the magnitude 5 quake took place at 11:02 a.m. under the Celebes Sea, some 153 kilometers southeast of General Generoso town.

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Phivolcs said the tectonic quake was 45 km underground.

In both incidents, the institute said aftershocks should be expected but discounted damage to infrastructure.

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Phivolcs did issue any tsunami warnings.

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