Quake ‘swarm’ hits Mindanao

Nov 01, 2019 12:18 am

THE series of tremors that struck parts of Mindanao, the latest of which was the magnitude 6.5 on Thursday, was part of an earthquake “swarm,” which the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said might last until Christmas.

ON THE BRINK Eva's Hotel in Kidapawan City is on the brink of collapse after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck parts of Mindanao for the third time in two weeks. The quake on Thursday morning was part of a 'swarm' or series of tremors that has been jolting the southern Philippine region since July, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. PHOTO BY AFP

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