4.5 quake jolts North Cotabato

4.5 quake jolts North Cotabato

A 4.5 magnitude quake rocked North Cotabato and nearby areas Thursday morning, prompting local authorities to immediately suspend classes in some areas of the province.

4.5 quake jolts North Cotabato

Third quake rocks Mindanao in same month

For the third time in the month of October, a powerful earthquake rocked Mindanao.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the 6.5 magnitude tremor struck at 9:15 am on Thursday. It was tectonic in origin and happened at a depth of 2 kilometers, in Tulunan, North Cotabato, the same area where two previous 2 earthquakes struck this month.