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FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2025
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes south of Philippines' Luzon island

World+Biz

Reuters
25 December, 2020, 09:20 am
Last modified: 25 December, 2020, 09:23 am

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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes south of Philippines' Luzon island

The quake occurred at a depth of 144 km (89 miles), EMSC said

Reuters
25 December, 2020, 09:20 am
Last modified: 25 December, 2020, 09:23 am
The temblor, which was also felt in the capital region, also registered at magnitude 6.3 at the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Photo: Collected
The temblor, which was also felt in the capital region, also registered at magnitude 6.3 at the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) Photo: Collected

An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck the Mindoro region of the Philippines, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Friday.

The quake occurred at a depth of 144 km (89 miles), EMSC said.

The temblor, which was also felt in the capital region, also registered at magnitude 6.3 at the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

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The centre was traced at Calatagan in Batangas province, according to an initial report from Phivolcs, which said it did not expect damage but warned of aftershocks.

It issued no tsunami warning.

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