DAVAO CITY —- The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) on Sunday morning said they recorded almost 200 aftershocks after a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur at 10:37 on Saturday night.
The strong quake was also felt and its aftershocks in different areas in Mindanao.
PHIVOLCS director Dr. Teresito Bacolcol in an interview with Super Radyo dzBB based in Metro Manila said “As of 2 a.m., mayroon nang 192 aftershocks (As of 2 a.m., there were 192 aftershocks already).
And Until now, residents claim aftershocks are felt felt in different magnitudes.
Aftershocks, according to Bacolcol, are expected to last for several days but she emphasized ” Habang tumatagal, lumiliit ‘yung number ng aftershocks and magnitude,.”
The date of PHILVOCS showed that the aftershocks that occurred from Saturday night to early Sunday morning ranged from magnitude 1.5 to 6.1.
The strongest of which was recorded at magnitude 6.1 which occurred at 12:03 a.m. Sunday.
Its epicenter was located at 08.28°N, 126.94°E – 064 km N 66° E of Lingig, Surigao Del Sur.
The aftershock, which was tectonic in origin, had a depth of one kilometer.
On Saturday night, PHIVOLCS raised a tsunami alert, warning of tsunami waves arriving between 10:37 and 11:59 p.m. but lifted the same at 3:23 am on Sunday.
Some residents went to the high ground as advised by their local disaster offices.
