Magnitude 5.1 earthquake jolts southern Philippines
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magnitude 5.1 earthquake jolted southern Philippines Wednesday, the
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on
Wednesday.
According to Phivolcs, the quake, tectonic in origin with a depth of
34 km, was traced around 12:34 p.m. local time 150 km northeast of
Tarragona town, in Davao Oriental. There were no reported casualties,
said the agency.
The Philippines sits in the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, an area
where continental plates collide, producing frequent earthquakes and
volcanic activities.
The worst earthquake in the country happened on August 16, 1976 after
a tsunami caused by a quake killed between 5,000 and 8,000 people in
the Moro Gulf region in southern Philippines.
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