M 7.5 Earthquake - March 2002, Philippines
Submitted by administrator on Sun, 18/02/2007 - 22:38. Earthquakes – Mass movement
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On 5 March 2002 at 16:09 local tima a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Mindanao, affecting the provinces of Sarangani, South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and Davao del Sur. The main shock was followed by 359 aftershocks. The earthquake also triggered a breach in the crater wall of the Mount Parker volcano and a portion of it fell into Lake Maughan at the top of the volcano.
1 ReliefWeb. 2002. Philippines - Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 3
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/AllDocsByUNID/041515ada0c54fc785256b...
Event overview table
| No. Deaths | 15 |
| No. Injured | 100 |
| No. Affected | 73,351 |
| Houses destroyed | |
| Houses damaged | 800 |
| Other damage |
- Hospitals |
| Economic cost | $1,714,000 |
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