Why?
On Tuesday, 29 October 2019, a series of strong earthquakes struck Tulunan, Cotabato, Mindanao. The first strong earthquake was recorded at 6.6 magnitude and was felt at 9:04 AM (local time), with 7km depth focus. A second significant earthquake was recorded at 6.1 magnitude and was felt at 10:42 AM with a 9km depth focus. As of 11:00 AM, there had been 23 earthquakes recorded by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology PHILVOCS). PHILVOCS reports that the strongest intensity was intensity VII (destructive). Damages and aftershocks are expected.