Magnitude 4.9 quake jolts parts of Lanao del Sur, Bukidnon, Cotabato
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake shakes the Lanao del Sur, Bukidnon and Cotabato provinces on Saturday morning, March 8, 2025, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) (Photo from Phivolcs)
MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 4.9 earthquake jolted parts of Lanao del Sur, Bukidnon and Cotabato on Saturday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
The earthquake, according to Phivolcs, struck at 12:53 a.m., three kilometers southeast of Wao, Lanao del Sur.
Damage and aftershocks are expected, Phivolcs said.
The following reported intensities were recorded:
Intensity V (Strong)
- Wao, Lanao del Sur
Intensity IV (Moderately Strong)
- Kalilangan, Bukidnon
- Banisilan, Cotabato
- Amai Manabilang, Lanao del Sur
Intensity III (Weak)
- Don Carlos, Kadingilan and Pangantucan, Bukidnon
Intensity II (Slightly Felt)
- Baungon, Dangcagan, Maramag, and Talakag, Bukidnon
- City of Cagayan de Oro
- Alamada, Carmen, Matalam, Pigcawayan and President Roxas, Cotabato
Intensity I (Scarcely Perceptible)
- Damulog, Kibawe, Kitaotao, Lantapan, Libona, Quezon and City of Valencia, Bukidnon
- Magpet, Cotabato
Meanwhile, the following instrumental intensities were recorded:
Intensity IV (Moderately Strong)
- Kalilangan, Bukidnon
Intensity II (Slightly Felt)
- San Fernando, Bukidnon
- Carmen, Cotabato
Intensity I (Scarcely Perceptible)
- Libona and Malitbog, Bukidnon
- City of Cagayan de Oro
- City of Kidapawan, M’lang and Magpet, Cotabato
Phivolcs, the earthquake was tectonic in origin and had a depth of focus of three kilometers.
