Mag. 6.1 quake jolts Davao de Oro

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit the northern part of the municipality of New Bataan in Davao de Oro early evening Wednesday, alarming residents in neighboring areas, including Davao City.

_{The epicenter in Davao de Oro, according to the coordinates given by PHIVOLCS. Map courtesy of Google}

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLS), in its Earthquake Information No. 1, said the epicenter was at the coordinates 07.63°N, 126.24°E, or 14 km N 51° E of New Bataan, near its boundary with the municipality of Compostela.

The agency said it expects damage and aftershocks because of the quake of tectonic origin with a depth of 11 kms.

PHIVOLCS reported that it was felt as Intensity III in Davao City.

The quake was felt as Intensity V in neighboring Nabunturan, Davao de Oro. It was Intensity III in Kidapawan City, Cotabato; Alabel, Sarangani; Tupi, South Cotabato; and Bislig City, Surigao del Sur. (MindaNews)