The US Geological Survey reported a 6.0-magnitude earthquake in the southern Philippines on Tuesday (Mar 7), but there were no reports of casualties or major damage.
The quake struck around 2 p.m. local time (0600 GMT), a few kilometers from Maragusan municipality in Mindanao’s mountainous gold-mining province of Davao de Oro.
Cherrylyn Dapiton of the Maragusan disaster office confirmed that a landslide had occurred near a road, but that no one had been injured or traffic had been disrupted.
The quake lasted about 30 seconds and was followed by aftershocks, according to Corporal Stephanie Clemen of police in Tagum, about 40 kilometers from Maragusan.
“We went under our desks immediately, and when the ground stopped shaking, we went straight outside,” Clemen told AFP.
“A moderate aftershock just hit, so we’re still outside.”
While the quake did not appear to have destroyed anything, it was powerful enough to “cause fear,” according to Clemen.
