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6.4-magnitude quake hits southern Philippines

PTI Manila | Updated on April 23, 2019 Published on April 23, 2019

People gather near debris which collapsed and blocked a road after a quake hit Pampanga province, in the Philippines on April 22, 2019.   -  Reuters

A 6.4-magnitude tremor struck the southern Philippines on Tuesday, US geologists said, just a day after a deadly quake that rocked the country’s north.

The US Geological Survey said the earthquake hit near Tutubigan, which is hundreds of kilometres south of the quake that hit near Manila. USGS downgraded the magnitude of the fresh quake after initially recording it at 6.6.

Published on April 23, 2019
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