Strong earthquake rocks eastern Philippines
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Pastor Dale Morgan
Jan 28, 2010, 7:32:30 AM1/28/10
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Strong earthquake rocks eastern Philippines
Jan 28, 2010, 2:48 GMT
Manila - A magnitude-6 earthquake jolted the eastern Philippines Thursday, but no casualties or damage were reported, the government said.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquake struck before dawn off Virac town in Catanduanes province, 360 kilometres south-east of Manila.
Government seismologists said the epicentre of the earthquake was located at sea 156 kilometres north-east of Virac at a depth of 31 kilometres.
The worst earthquake that struck the country was in 1990 when a magnitude-7.7 tremor killed nearly 2,000 people in the northern island of Luzon.
Strong earthquake rocks eastern Philippines
Jan 28, 2010, 2:48 GMT
Manila - A magnitude-6 earthquake jolted the eastern Philippines Thursday, but no casualties or damage were reported, the government said.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquake struck before dawn off Virac town in Catanduanes province, 360 kilometres south-east of Manila.
Government seismologists said the epicentre of the earthquake was located at sea 156 kilometres north-east of Virac at a depth of 31 kilometres.
The worst earthquake that struck the country was in 1990 when a magnitude-7.7 tremor killed nearly 2,000 people in the northern island of Luzon.
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