There were power outages in many parts of Cotabato and locally in South Cotabato, On October 31, 2019, a 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck the island of The earthquake sequence triggered a large number of An earthquake off the coast of Samar occurred on August 31, 2012, at 20:47 local time in the Philippines. UPDATE ON THE OCTOBER 2019 COTABATO FAULT SYSTEM EARTHQUAKE SERIES Minor earthquakes: 3 to 3.9; Light earthquakes: 4 to 4.9; Moderate earthquakes: 5 to 5.9; Strong earthquakes: 6 to 6.9; Major earthquakes: 7 to 7.9; Great earthquakes: 8.0 and above. Of the 26, nine are staffed-controlled and are located in the cities of Kidapawan, Cotabato, Davao, Cagayan De Oro, Bislig, Surigao, Dipolog, Zamboanga, and General Santos. The National Tsunami Center issues a statement saying no present tsunami threat from the earthquake.On October 29, 2019, a 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck the island of A major fire broke out in General Santos City. Figure 1. As of 07:00 AM Philippine Standard Time (PST) of 08 November 2019 (Friday), the total number of earthquakes recorded since the 29 October 2019 Magnitude 6.6 earthquake event is now 2226, with 917 plotted and 161 felt at various intensities.

Photos of the aftermath of the 6.6-magnitude earthquake that jolted Cotabato and other parts of Mindanao on Tuesday, October 29. What is happening in Cotabato and vicinity? A day after the QRT was deployed, the area experienced another Magnitude 6.5 earthquake on 31 October 2019.Figure 2. Philippine government seismologist Renato Solidum described the quake as "moderately powerful". On Oct. 16, 29, and 31, 2019, a series of strong earthquakes jolted the province of Cotabato disrupting the routine lives of the residents of Tulunan, M’lang, Magpet, Makilala, and the City of Kidapawan. Liquefaction effects such as presence of fissures, sandboils and lateral spreading may affect foundations of buildings, as well as the quality and depth of the water table.As previously advised, people are reminded to be cautious of structures that are visibly weakened by ground shaking during the 16 October 2019 M6.3, the 29 October 2019 M6.6 and the 31 October 2019 M6.5 earthquakes. Update as of 08 November 2019 . More than 40 people have been reported dead or missing and nearly 800 were injured as a result of these events. 1 dead as magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits Cotabato Rappler.com Published 8:06 PM, October 16, 2019 [6] Three of these earthquakes were above 6.0 on the moment magnitude scale with a Mercalli intensity of VIII.

Other seismic hazard considerations include remobilization of landslide deposits, possible flashfloods resulting from damming of rivers and potential breaching, and road cut-off. The 2019 Cotabato earthquakes were an earthquake swarm which struck the province of Cotabato on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines in October 2019. The closest seismic stations to Cotabato are the Kidapawan City Seismic Station (staff-controlled) in Kidapawan City (Cotabato), and remote-telemetered seismic station in Pikit (Cotabato). This earthquake has an epicenter located 25 kilometers southeast of Tulunan, Cotabato, and a depth of 7 kilometers. The populated islands of Visayas were struck by an earthquake of magnitude On April 22, 2019, a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck the island of Luzon in the Philippines, leaving at least 18 dead, 3 missing and injuring at least 256 others. Blue triangles are established permanent seismic stations of DOST-PHIVOLCS in Mindanao, and the black triangles are the temporary stations established in response to the October 2019 Cotabato Fault System earthquake series.Preliminary assessments of the DOST-PHIVOLCS QRT for the cumulative hazards and impacts of the strong earthquakes (Greater than Magnitude 6) are summarized below.Minor to moderate-magnitude earthquakes may be expected to occur in the vicinity of the epicentral area and may persist for several days to weeks, with the possibility of some being felt at various intensities. Figure 1 shows earthquake plots as of 08 November 2019 (7PM). As of 07:00 AM Philippine Standard Time (PST) of 08 November 2019 (Friday), the total number of earthquakes recorded since the 29 October 2019 Magnitude 6.6 earthquake event is now … The series of tectonic earthquakes that rocked the province had a magnitude ranging from 6.3-6.6 with a depth focus of 007-008 kilometres. Although the occurrence of another earthquake greater than M6.6 cannot be discounted, the possibility of it coming from the same source is low.The continuing ground shaking due to the aftershock events could still put slightly- to moderately-damaged structures to further damages. The team will investigate geologic impacts, assess structural damages, establish additional portable seismic stations in the vicinity of the earthquake epicenters to augment existing DOST-PHIVOLCS seismic monitoring network (Figure 2) to monitor and study ongoing occurrence of earthquake events, and conduct intensity surveys and information education campaigns and briefings with local DRRMOs and residents of affected communities.