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Strong earthquake hits southern Philippines

Mon Aug 20, 3:21 PM ET

MANILA (AFP) - A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.5 hit the southern
Philippines on Monday, the United States Geological
Survey said.

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The quake's epicentre was reported to be 209 kilometres south east of the
town of Mati in Davao Oriental on Mindanao
Island.

Mylene Carols of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
(Philvolcs) told AFP the quake was felt along the east coast of the island but
there were no reports of damage or injuries.

"The quake's epicentre was out at sea and not on land," she said.

"From our initial reports it was about 10 kilometres below the surface," she
said, adding that no tsunami warning has been issued.

The quake occurred at 9.46pm local time (1346 GMT), according to the USGS
report.

"There is only a small chance of a tsunami because we use magnitude seven and
below as our cut off point," said Philvolcs's Angelito Lunuza.

"Although we have not issued a tsunami warning we have asked all our stations
along the east coast to monitor any changes in sea levels just in case," he
said.

The archipelago nation, made up of more than 7,000 islands, sits on the
Pacific "Ring of Fire" where continental plates collide, causing frequent
seismic and volcanic activity.

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