Magnitude 3.6 quake jolts Davao del Norte


A magnitude 3.6 earthquake rocked Davao del Norte on Sunday, March 7.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the quake occurred at 10:55 a.m.

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The temblor’s epicenter was plotted eight kilometers (km) northwest of Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte.

The tremor was tectonic in origin and had a depth of focus of 27 km.

Phivolcs measured an instrumental intensity of Intensity I in Malungon town, Sarangani province.

State seismologists said no damage or aftershocks were expected following the quake.