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Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Jolts Balut Island, Sarangani
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck near Balut Island in Sarangani on Saturday morning. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) identified it as an aftershock of previous significant quakes in the region, indicating ongoing seismic activity.
MANILA, Philippines – A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Balut Island, Sarangani anew on Saturday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. The tectonic quake hit southwest of Balut Island at 10:23 a.m. with a 15-kilometer depth of focus. Phivolcs logged this as an aftershock of the magnitude 7.8 quake off Sarangani on June 8, and the magnitude 6.5 quake off Balut Island last June 26. READ: Magnitude 6.5 quake shakes large swathe of Mindanao Seismologists also recorded the following instrumental intensities: Intensity II Intensity I Source: Inquirer NewsInfo
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