Magnitude 5.2 aftershock hits Glan, Sarangani

A magnitude 5.2 aftershock hit the waters off Glan, Sarangani on Thursday afternoon, which is an aftershock of the magnitude 7.8 earthquake last June 8, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said.

The tremor of tectonic origin was recorded 21 kilometers west of Glan at 2:57 p.m. It has a depth of 45 kilometers.

PHIVOLCS said the intensities were reported in the following areas:

Intensity V - Malungon and Kiamba, Sarangani; General Santos City

Intensity IV - Glan, Sarangani; T'Boli, South Cotabato; Sarangani, and Malita,Davao Occidental

Intensity III - Malapatan, Alabel, and Maitum, Sarangani; Santa Maria, Davao Occidental; City of Koronadal, Surallah, Santo Niño, and Tupi, South Cotabato

Intensity II - Isulan, Sultan Kudarat; Tampakan, and Banga, South Cotabato

Intensity I - City of Davao; City of Tacurong, and Columbio, Sultan Kudarat; Norala, and Tantangan, South Cotabato

The death toll from the magnitude 7.8 earthquake has climbed to 78, while 1,399 people were reported injured, and 30 remain missing, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said.

The NDRRMC added that the earthquake affected 346,413 families, or 1,414,752 individuals, across 573 barangays in Regions IX, XI, XII, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. —Vince Angelo Ferreras/LDF, GMA News