COTABATO CITY – A magnitude 4.3 earthquake rocked Columbio, Sultan Kudarat at 4:30 in the morning, Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
The Phivolcs said the epicenter was traced about five kilometers from Columbio Poblacion.
Intensity 3 was felt in Kidapawan City and Magsaysay, Davao del Sur while Intensity 1 was felt in Malungon, Sarangani and Koronadal City. Tectonic in origin, the Columbio quake was followed by an aftershock of magnitude 3.7 that struck at 5:10 a.m. It was felt at Intensity 1 in Columbio and Kidapawan City.
The quake at Columbio fault was followed by a magnitude 3.4 quake that rocked Tulunan, North Cotabato at 5:56 a.m. It was traced three km. from the Tulunan town center.
Before the three tremors in Columbio and Tulunan, the Phivolcs also recorded a magnitude 4.2 quake in Malapatan, Sarangani province at 2:16 a.m.
Also tectonic in origin, the Malapatan quake was felt at Intensity 3 in Malungon, Sarangani and Intensity 2 in Alabel, Sarangani and General Santos City. (PNA)
