Earthquake swarms may or may not lead to stronger tremors, says PHIVOLCS

An earthquake swarm was observed at the Cotabato Trench before the fatal magnitude 7.8 earthquake on June 8, but the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said the smaller tremors do not conclusively prove they triggered the major Mindanao quake.

Earthquake swarms may or may not lead to stronger tremors, says PHIVOLCS

An earthquake swarm was observed at the Cotabato Trench before the fatal magnitude 7.8 earthquake on June 8, but the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said the smaller tremors do not conclusively prove they triggered the major Mindanao quake.