The magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck offshore of Davao Oriental on Friday morning was generated by the Philippine Trench and is not connected to the recent tremors that occurred in Cebu and La Union, according to the state seismology agency.
“Okay, so we’re not seeing any pattern. Again, these are all normal activities. The Philippines is very geologically active, and we have more than 180 active fault segment,” Teresito C. Bacolcol, director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), said in both mixed English and Tagalog in a press briefing on Friday.
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