North Cotabato struck by earthquakes (June 1, 2013)

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck North Cotabato on Saturday night, June 1, 2013.

Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded the earthquake at exactly 10:10:05 PM with epicenter located 12 kilometers (km) east of Carmen (North Cotabato).

The quake was tectonic in origin and had a depth of 5 km.

The earthquake was felt in the following areas:

• Intensity IV - Matalam, North Cotabato
• Intensity III - Tacurong City; Marawi City; Kidapawan City; Cotabato City; Cagayan de Oro City
• Intensity II - Davao City; Valencia City; Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte

According to the Phivolcs bulletin, damage and aftershocks are expected.

True enough, a weaker earthquake at magnitude 4.3 was felt thirty minutes after in the same area, recorded at exactly 10:40:17 PM. It had a depth of 1 km and was tectonic in origin. No damage or aftershock is expected.

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