Mindanao hit by magnitude 5 quake; aftershocks expected


MANILA: A magnitude 5 earthquake hit Matanao, Davao del Sur, on Tuesday morning (March 4), with aftershocks expected, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

The earthquake was felt at 9:42 a.m. and struck 5 kilometres south-southwest of the municipality of Matanao, with a depth of focus of 15 km.

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