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6.9-magnitude quake strikes off southern Philippines: USGS
MANILA, Dec 29, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the
southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Saturday, monitors said, adding
that a tsunami threat was possible for parts of the Philippines and
neighbouring Indonesia.
The quake struck southeast of Davao City at a depth of 59 kilometres (35
miles), the US Geological Survey said, while the Pacific Tsunami Warning
Centre said “hazardous tsunami waves from this earthquake are possible” along
the coasts of Indonesia and the Philippines.
BSS/AFP/MR/ 1028 hrs