Earthquake of 6.1 magnitude strikes Philippines

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Earthquake of 6.1 magnitude strikes Philippines

Manila - There were no immediate reports of any casualties or damage and no tsunami warning.

By Reuters

Published: Sun 4 Sep 2016, 8:37 AM

Last updated: Sun 4 Sep 2016, 11:13 AM

An earthquake of 6.1 magnitude struck the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.
The quake struck at a shallow depth of 10 km (6 miles), 12 km northwest of the town of Hinatuan, the USGS said. There were no immediate reports of any casualties or damage and no tsunami warning.

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