Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Strikes Davao Occidental, Philippines

Magnitude 6.0 quake rocks Davao Occidental

COTABATO CITY, Philippines — A magnitude 6 earthquake rocked Davao Occidental at 9:22 Tuesday evening, the state volcanology office said. The tremor was tectonic in origin and was traced 115 kilometers south of Balut Island in Sarangani, Davao Occidental, according to Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). It has a depth of 93 kilometers.

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