Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Jolts Waters Off Balut Island in Davao Occidental
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck the waters off Balut Island in Davao Occidental. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported the tremor occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers, following a series of seismic events in the region.
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