The June 8 magnitude 7.8 earthquake was traced to movement along the active Cotabato Trench.

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that shook Mindanao on Monday morning, with the highest Intensity VII reported in General Santos City, was likely triggered by movement along the Cotabato Trench, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). “Based on the location of the earthquake, focal mechanism, and aftershock distribution, the earthquake may be […]