DAVAO earthquake struck at 9:43:59 PST (Philippine Standard Time, UTC 8).  • Its magnitude (intensity) was about 7.4 according to USGS.  • PHIVOLCS initially listed a magnitude of 7.6 but later downgraded to 7.4.  • The quake depth was relatively shallow (around 20 km).  • In Davao City, the shaking was reported as Intensity V on the local PHIVOLCS intensity scale.  | Anthony Jacinto

EARTHQUAKE IN CEBU PROVINCE 🚨 A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Cebu province on Tuesday night, prompting the evacuation of employees, including BPO workers at Cebu IT Park. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the tremor occurred at 9:59 p.m. with the epicenter located 17 kilometers northeast of Bogo City. The quake, tectonic in origin, had a depth of 10 kilometers. The strong shaking forced night shift employees, particularly those in the BPO sector,