Earthquake jolts DavOr anew
May 5, 2022, 5:53 pm
MANILA — A magnitude-5.8 quake jolted Davao Oriental on Thursday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported. The tectonic quake struck 147 kilometers southeast of the municipality of Tarragona at 4:21 p.m. It was 2 kilometers deep. Earlier today, Phivolcs… Read More
Magnitudes 5.7, 5.2 quakes
Two earthquakes with magnitudes 5.2 and 5.7 jolted Davao Oriental early Thursday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.Phivolcs director Renato Solidum Jr. said both earthquakes were caused by the movement along the Philippine Trench.The magnitude… Read More
DAVAO CITY WORST HIT IN CASE OF MAGNITUDE 8.3 EARTHQUAKE
PHIVOLCS WARNS ANEW OF ‘KILLER QUAKE
’ BY ROGER M. BALANZA
If it stages a comeback, the Magnitude 8.3 killer quake that hit the Davao Region and killed more than 500 people nearly a century ago would cause much heavier damage today in Davao City because of its population, geological foundation and physical development. On the … Continue read