M6.6 earthquake strikes Philippines again

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Friday evening, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, Qazinform News Agency has learned from Xinhua

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The earthquake occurred at 7:34 p.m. local time, with its epicenter located about 90 kilometers southwest of Balut Island off the coast of Davao Oriental province. The hypocenter was recorded at a depth of 10 kilometers.

Earlier, Qazinform News Agency reported that a magnitude-5.3 earthquake struck the Philippine Islands region at 9:17 p.m. GMT on Thursday.