Philippines City Hit By Powerful 6.9 Magnitude Earthquak

A powerful 6.9 magnitude Earthquakequake has hit Philippines City of Mindanao.

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The powerful earthquake which occured in the early hours of Friday 17, 2023,  have left walls in the city cracked and some ripple effect was also experience. According to the Independence," At the General Santos City airport, passengers waiting to take flights were evacuated to the tarmac after the earthquake, reported by one passenger identified as Michael Ricafort, who was travelling to Manila.

Leny Aranego, a radio DJ from General Santos City, South Cotabato in Mindanao, told Reuters they felt the earthquake strongly inside the studio: “We saw how the walls cracked and computers fell,” he said.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in response to the tremor said, "The earthquake struck Sarangani, Davao Occidental, at a depth of 10km at about 4.14pm local time" "But at the moment, there was no immediate tsunami threat as a result of the offshore quake."

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It added: “However, earthquakes of this size may generate unusual sea level disturbances that may be observed along coasts near the earthquake epicentre of Davao Occidental.”

The Philippines is prone to earthquakes as it is located on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, a horseshoe-shaped area in the Pacific Ocean basin known for its high seismic and volcanic activity.

In June this year a magnitude-6.2 earthquake struck the Philippines. That earthquake struck at a depth of 124 kilometres in waters about three hours’ drive from the capital Manila, according to the Independent.