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6.4-magnitude quake hits southern Philippines

Sunday, 29 September 2019 7:27 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 29 September 2019 7:33 AM ]

This handout file picture, taken and received on July 27, 2019 courtesy of Dominic De Sagon Asa, shows the damage to the Sta Maria de Mayan Church after a pair of strong earthquakes of magnitude 5.4 and 5.9 struck the region within hours of each other, in Itbayat on Batanes Island, the Philippines. (Via AFP)

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the province of Davao Occidental in the southern Philippines on Sunday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage but several aftershocks were felt, Phivolcs said in its advisory.

The epicenter was 126 km southeast of Jose Abad Santos Town.

(Source: Reuters)

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