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Quake rocks Davao

The Philippine Star
November 7, 2015 | 9:00am

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – A magnitude 4.7-earthquake rocked this city and its neighboring areas at dawn yesterday.

No one was reported injured or damaged in the one-minute quake that occurred at 1:33 a.m.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the quake’s epicenter was located 16 kilometers northwest of Davao City.

The quake was felt at Intensity 4 in Davao City, Intensity 3 in Makilala town in North Cotabato, Intensity 2 in Kabacan, Magpet and Arakan, all in North Cotabato, and Intensity 1 in General Santos City.

No aftershock was expected from the quake, which was tectonic in origin.        

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DAVAO CITY

GENERAL SANTOS CITY

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MAGPET AND ARAKAN

MAKILALA

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NORTH COTABATO

PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF VOLCANOLOGY AND SEISMOLOGY

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