More than 6,600 aftershocks recorded a week after Mindanao earthquake

The collapsed structure along Pendatun Avenue, in front of Plaza General in General Santos City, stands as one of the most haunting reminders of the powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Southern Mindanao on Monday, June 8. Photo by Marc Cosep

MANILA, Philippines — More than a week after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck offshore Maasim, Sarangani in Mindanao, state seismologists have recorded over 6,600 aftershocks.

As of 9 a.m. on Tuesday, June 16, data from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) showed that 6,652 aftershocks had been recorded following the powerful offshore earthquake.

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