COTABATO, Philippines - A quake measuring 5.7 Magnitude on
the Richter Scale hit southern Philippines North Cotabato at 4.08am on
Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
(Phivolcs) said.
The quake’s epicentre, 17
kilometres northwest of Carmen town in North Cotabato, was of tectonic
in origin and had a depth of three kilometres, said Phivolcs Executive
Director Renato Solidum.
Heavy objects or furniture
moved in houses, 
bells rang in churches, and wall plasters in some
buildings cracked in Carmen, where the quake sent Intensity VI, said
Phivolcs.
bells rang in churches, and wall plasters in some
buildings cracked in Carmen, where the quake sent Intensity VI, said
Phivolcs.
Very old houses and buildings
were checked for slight damages in Kabacan and Matalam, both in North
Cotabato, where the quake sent Intensities V and IV, said Phivolcs.
The quake sent Intensity II
to North Cotabato’s farther areas such as Kidapawan City; Cagayan de Oro
City; Davao City; Pres. Roxas, Arakan, Magpet and Makilala; and
Intensity I to Butuan City,
Landslides were checked in all affected areas, said Phivolcs.
Source: Agency
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