Magnitude 7.0 quake strikes off Davao Occidental

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 1:13 p.m.) — A relatively shallow but powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Wednesday afternoon, but state seismologists said it posed no tsunami threat to the Philippines and was not expected to cause damage.

The tectonic earthquake struck at 12:13 p.m. on Wednesday, August 5 at a depth of 10 kilometers, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

Its epicenter was located 258 kilometers nearly due south of Sarangani, Davao Occidental.

PHIVOLCS recorded Instrumental Intensity 5 in Sarangani. The intensity level is characterized by "strong" shaking, swinging of hanging objecs and possible light damage in poorly built structures, under the agency's quake intensity scale.

The agency said no damage or aftershocks were expected based on its initial automatic assessment.

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