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Over 8,000 People Affected by Davao Oriental Earthquakes
President Marcos ordered evacuations and relief operations after two strong earthquakes struck Davao Oriental, with tsunami warnings affecting multiple coastal provinces, officials said.
- On Friday, October 10, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck off Manay, Davao Oriental at 7:12 pm, following a magnitude 7.4 shock earlier the same day.
- The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake was tectonic at 37 kilometers depth and the two shocks may be a doublet earthquake along the Philippine Trench.
- More than 8,000 individuals were reported affected, with authorities evacuating 1,265 residents while 7,915 remain displaced and 33 houses damaged in Manay.
- The City Government of Davao will keep classes suspended until Monday, October 13, while President Ferdinand Marcos ordered disaster management agencies and security forces to evacuate coastal residents and coordinate with local governments.
- Tsunami warnings forecast first waves between 07:12 pm and 09:12 pm, Phivolcs warned of 299 aftershocks ranging 1.2 to 5.8, and relief operations are being prepared.
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