Magnitude-5.8 earthquake shaking Mindanao | Inquirer News



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DAVAO CITY – A strong but deep earthquake shook parts of Mindanao Tuesday night, said state seismologists

The magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck around 18 hours, at a depth of 103 kilometers, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Phivolcs says that the epicenter of the tectonic earthquake was located about 10 kilometers east of the town of Malungon, in Sarangani Province

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The Philippines is in the "Pacific Ring of Fire", where earthquakes and volcanic activity are common. Lim Frinston, Karlos Manlupig, Inquirer Mindanao

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