Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jolts Davao Occidental

KORONADAL CITY — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck off Sarangani town in Davao Occidental at 7:43 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.Data from Phivolcs showed that the tectonic earthquake was recorded nine kilometers (km) southwest of Balut Island in the municipality of Sarangani, at a depth of 10 kilometers.

READ: Magnitude 6.0 earthquake rocks Davao OccidentalPhivolcs recorded Intensity III quake in General Santos City, and Intensity IV in Sarangani town in Davao Occidental and Alabel in Sarangani province.Intensity III was also recorded in Malungon and Malapatan in Sarangani, and Tupi in South Cotabato.Intensity II was reported in Jose Abad Santos and Don Marcelino in Davao Occidental; Kiamba, Maitum and Maasim in Sarangani; Lake Sebu in South Cotabato; and Digos City and Matanao in Davao del Sur.Intensity I was felt in Koronadal City and Surallah in South Cotabato.Phivolcs said the earthquake was an aftershock of the magnitude 7.8 offshore Sarangani earthquake on June 8, 2026 and the magnitude 6.5 offshore Davao Occidental earthquake. /jpv