DAVAO, PHILIPPINES — A magnitude 7.0 offshore earthquake was recorded at 2:06 PM yesterday, January 18. The tectonic earthquake originated 346 km from Balut Island, Municipality of Sarangani, Davao Occidental.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported the earthquake had a depth of focus of 40 KM with the following Reported Intensities:

• Intensity II – Glan, Maasim, and Malungon, Sarangani; Banga, City of Koronadal,
• Polomolok, Tampakan, and Tupi, South Cotabato; City of General Santos;
• Kalamansig, Palimbang, and President Quirino, Sultan Kudarat
• Intensity I – Lake Sebu, and Surallah, South Cotabato; Columbio, Sultan Kudarat

Instrumental Intensities:

• Intensity II – Nabunturan, Davao de Oro; Don Marcelino, Davao Occidental;
• City of Kidapawan, Cotabato; Glan, and Kiamba, Sarangani; City of Koronadal,
• Santo Niño, T’Boli, and Tupi, South Cotabato; City of General Santos
• Intensity I – City of Zamboanga; Maasim, and Maitum, Sarangani; Lake Sebu, Norala,
• Surallah, Tampakan, and Tantangan, South Cotabato; Isulan, Sultan Kudarat

Magnitude 7.0 offshore earthquake shakes Indonesia

On Wednesday, a magnitude 7.0 offshore earthquake hit near eastern Indonesia’s Maluku Islands, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). It triggered a tsunami warning but was later lifted.

The quake occurred at around 1:06 PM local time (2:06 PM in Manila). It shook nearby islands, which forced residents to flee in panic.

The head of Indonesia’s earthquake agency and tsunami center, Daryono, reported that five aftershocks followed the tremor; the strongest they recorded was a 5.3 magnitude aftershock. – WhatALife!

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