KIDAPAWAN City – A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 14 kilometers northwest of Makilala, North Cotabato, 9:03 am yesterday.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the temblor was tectonic in origin and had a depth of two kilometers.
Phivolcs said Intensity 5 was felt in Kidapawan City and in Tulunan, North Cotabato.
Intensity 4 was felt in Kidapawan City; Intensity 3 in Malungon, Sarangani; Intensity 2 in Koronadal City and in Tupi, South Cotabato; and Intensity 1 in Alabel, Sarangani.
The earthquake led to the suspension of classes in all levels in Kidapawan by Mayor Joseph Evangelista.
Jose Paolo Evangelista, Kidapawan city hall spokesman, relayed the suspension to media through a text message.
Work at the city hall was also suspended.
The city hall was damaged during the series of earthquakes in October last year.
Evangelista said the local government is planning on constructing a one-story city hall in Barangay Magysaysay.
But he did not say when the project would push through. (Malu Cadeliña-Manar, Mindanews)
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