Three major quakes rattle Mindanao 07/25/2010

Three major quakes rattle Mindanao

07/25/2010 Three major quakes measuring between magnitude 7.3 and 7.6 hit the southern Philippines early yesterday, seismologists said, but there were no reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued. The underwater quakes struck at a depth of between 575 and 605 kilometers, just over 100 kilometers southwest of Cotabato, on the island of Mindanao, the US Geological Survey said. The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said no destructive tsunami was generated by the 7.3-, 7.6- and 7.4-magnitude quakes, the first of which hit at 6:08 a.m.  “It was kind of mild,” said Monisa Tulawie, a staff member at the Cotabato city mayor’s office, who said she felt one of the quakes. Other residents contacted by phone were unaware of what had happened, saying they had not been woken by the tremors. The National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) said it has not monitored any damage incurred from the earthquake that rocked a big portion of the country Saturday morning. “There is no damage. Although it’s 6.1 magnitude, there are no reported damages in the Cotabato City areas,” said NDCC Executive Officer and concurrent Office of Civil Defense Administrator Benito Ramos..... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100725hed6.html

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