Asia-Pacific

Strong quake hits northern Philippines: report

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-03-02 13:32

MANILA - A magnitude-6.1 quake stroke the northern Philippines Tuesday, government sesismologists were quoted by AFP as saying.

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The quake's epicenter was traced at 130 kilometers north-northeast of Tuguegarao city on Luzon island, the report said.

No casualties were reported yet.

The USGS sesismologists put the depth of the quake at 29 kilometers, and reported a magnitude of 5.8.

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