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A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck east of the Philippines, the USGS said
The shaking was “not strong enough to cause damage,” an official at the Kikmoto Town Hall said.
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The earthquake occurred 120 kilometers from Catanduan Island.
USGS
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of the Philippines on Tuesday, according to the USGS Institute of Geophysics.
From the island of Luzon
The USGS said the quake struck around 9 p.m. local time (3 p.m. in Switzerland) 120 kilometers off the island of Lausanne, off the island of Catanduanes. “It was not strong enough to cause damage,” said Kikmoto Town Hall official in charge of natural disasters Prince Obo, who was in his home when the quake hit. “I have statues in my office: they moved but didn’t fall,” he told AFP.
Pacific “Ring of Fire”
Two Powerful earthquakes It hit the southern Philippines in early March, causing damage and forcing hundreds of villagers to flee their homes. Earthquakes happen every day In the PhilippinesIt is located on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, an area of intense seismic and volcanic activity.
The last major earthquake hit the northern Philippines in October. Magnitude 6.4, it hit the town of Dolores in the mountainous region of Abra, injuring many, damaging buildings and cutting off power in much of the region. A 7-magnitude earthquake hit Abra province in July, killing eleven people and injuring hundreds more, triggering landslides and cracks in the ground.
(AFP)
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