MANILA (Bernama-PNA): A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Manay, Davao Oriental, in the Philippines, at 6.27 pm local time on Saturday, a day after two stronger tremors hit the same town, the Philippine News Agency (PNA) reported.
An advisory from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the tremor had a depth of 10 kilometres (km).
Intensity III was recorded in Mati City, as well as in Sta. Maria, Davao Occidental; Nabunturan, Davao de Oro; and Malungon, Sarangani.
Intensity II was experienced in Digos City, Davao del Sur; Alabel and Kiamba, Sarangani; Tupi, South Cotabato; and Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat.
Earlier on Saturday morning, the death toll from twin earthquakes in the southern Philippines has risen to seven, with more than 300 injured, the national disaster agency and local officials said on Saturday.
More than 200,000 people were affected by the 7.4- and 6.8-magnitude quakes which struck off Manay town in Davao Oriental province, about 1,000 kilometres south of Manila, 12 hours apart on Friday.
The national disaster agency said three of the fatalities were reported in Mati City, including one woman who was pinned by a collapsed wall in her house. Two miners were reported dead in Pantukan town, while Davao City and the town of Tarragona each reported one dead.
Most of the injured had trauma and bruises from being hit by debris, while many suffered hyperventilation and fainting, including students who were at school at the time of the first earthquake at 9:43 am (0143 GMT). The second tremor occurred at 7.12 pm.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) issued tsunami warnings after the quakes, which were both undersea and came from the same faultline. The warnings were later cancelled. -- BERNAMA-PNA
