BFF-22 6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Philippines

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6.3-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Philippines

MANILA, Sept 8, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – A 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook Davao
Oriental province in the southern Philippines on Saturday, the Philippine
Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

Phivolcs said the quake, which struck at 3:16 p.m. local time, hit at a
depth of 28 kilometer, about 14 km northeast of Manay, a town.

Phivolcs said the tremor, which was tectonic in origin, is not expected to
cause damage. However, it said that aftershocks could rattle the province.

BSS/XINHUA/FI/ 1404 hrs