PTI. However, the US Geological Survey said that the quake measured magnitude 6.7 and was located 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Burias at the southern tip of the Philippines.
It added there was a low likelihood of casualties and damage. The Philippines experiences regular earthquakes and volcanic eruptions due to its location on the Pacific “Ring of Fire," an arc of seismic faults around the ocean, reported news agency Associated Press.
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