Phivolcs Releases Bulletin about the Earthquake Today in Sarangani, November 22, 2023
EARTHQUAKE – The Phivolcs recorded a 5.8 magnitude quake in Sarangani today, Wednesday, November 22, 2023.
Following the 4.2 magnitude earthquake in Negros Oriental earlier today, another significant quake was recently recorded by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) in another province. According to the agency, the quake hit Sarangani today. It had a magnitude of 5.8.
The earthquake today that struck Sarangani in Davao Occidental, Wednesday, November 22, 2023, at 10:49 a.m., was tectonic in origin. It specifically hit Balut Island.
According to Phivolcs, the earthquake that hit a part of Davao Occidental was located at 04.99°North, 126.00°East – 079 km South 54° East of Balut Island in Sarangani. It had a depth of focus of 137 kilometers.
Phivolcs stated in its bulletin that damages are not expected from the said quake as well as aftershocks. According to the quake-recording agency, no intensity was felt at the epicenter of the quake as well as the nearby areas. The quake-recording bureau recorded did not cite any instrumental intensity detected as of this writing.
Earthquakes are among the natural incidents that cannnot be predicted accurately as most experts in the field agree on. Thus, most countries really make sure that they have a bureau or an organization that monitors a quake incident across their nation.
Quakes can happen in land and underwater. In the case of the latter, it can trigger tsunami thus quake-recording agencies are also often the one that monitors tsunami threats. They are the bodies releasing advisories whenever there are threats of tsunami following a strong quake shaking the land in the coastal area or underwater.
On land, quakes can result to damages and loss of lives thus it is important to be aware of the earthquake safety tips to reduce the risk of damages and loss of lives by knowing what to do.