{"id":20562,"date":"2026-06-27T07:41:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T23:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/?p=20562"},"modified":"2026-06-27T07:41:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T23:41:09","slug":"magnitude-6-6-quake-hits-balut-island-in-sarangani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.journaldailynewsonline.com.ph\/index.php\/2026\/06\/27\/magnitude-6-6-quake-hits-balut-island-in-sarangani\/","title":{"rendered":"MAGNITUDE 6.6 QUAKE HITS BALUT ISLAND IN SARANGANI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A MAGNITUDE 6.6 earthquake o Friday night struck Balut Island in Sarangani.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said the tremor, which was tectonic in origin, occurred at 7:34 p.m. about 90 kilometers southwest of Balut Island.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>It had a depth of 10 kilometers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Intensity 5 was felt in Kiamba, Sarangani while intensity 4 in Don Marcelino, and Santa Maria, Davao Occidental<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Intensity 3 was recorded in Davao City and Matanao, Davao del Sur.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Phivolcs placed at intensity 2 the tremor in Digos City, Davao del Sur; Monkayo, Mawab, and Maragusan, Davao de Oro.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>No tsunami alert was issued.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest quake came weeks after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Mindanao on June 8.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The death toll from the June 8 quake rose to 81, with more than 1,000 others injured, the country\u2019s civil defense agency, said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A MAGNITUDE 6.6 earthquake o Friday night struck Balut Island in Sarangani. 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