A map from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reveals the situation of the 5.1-magnitude earthquake that struck off Balut Island in Davao Occidental at 2:25 p.m. on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. — Picture from Phivolcs
MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit off the coast of Balut Island in Davao Occidental on Tuesday afternoon, in keeping with the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
In its newest bulletin, the Phivolcs stated the tremor, which was tectonic in origin, occurred at 2:25 p.m.
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Its epicenter was positioned 357 kilometers southeast of Balut Island within the municipality of Sarangani, Davao Occidental.
No aftershocks and harm to properties are anticipated from the quake.
Three weeks in the past, a magnitude 5 earthquake additionally hit Davao Occidental.
The tectonic earthquake struck 91 kilometers southeast of Sarangani Island at 6:48 p.m. on Might 26, 2025. It was 82 km deep.
There was no reported depth, which is the normal method of realizing the depth based mostly on experiences of people that felt the earthquake, as of this writing.
Phivolcs recorded instrumental depth I in Malungon and Alabel, Sarangani.
Instrumental depth, then again, is measured utilizing an depth meter that measures floor acceleration. /das
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