6.1-QUAKE ROCKS DAVAO OCCIDENTAL

A magnitude-6.1 earthquake rocked Sarangani Island in Davao Occidental on Saturday, June 28, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

- By MERLINA HERNANDO-MALIPOT

In its Earthquake Information No. 2 bulletin, Phivolcs reported that the tectonic earthquake occurred at 7:07 a.m.

It had a depth of 79 kilometers and its epicenter was located 85 kilometers southeast of Sarangani Island, Sarangani town or at 05.06° north, 126.12°east.

Reported intensities Phivolcs said Intensity V was felt in Glan and Malungon (Sarangani) and Pantukan (Davao de Oro).

Intensity IV was reported in Alabel, Kiamba, and Malapatan (Sarangani); General Santos City, Tupi, and Koronadal City (South Cotabato), Davao City, Santa Cruz (Davao del Sur), Jose Abad Santos (Davao Occidental), and Monkayo (Davao de Oro).