Earthquake rocks Mindanao

Tue, 04 Jan 2000, 00:00 WIB | Source: AFP

MANILA (AFP): A moderate earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 on
the Richter scale rocked the southern Philippine island of
Mindanao at 10:38 a.m. (9:38 a.m. Jakarta time) on Monday,
government seismologists said.

The temblor's epicenter was located northeast of Tandag town
off the island's eastern coast, the Philippine Institute of
Volcanology and Seismology said.

It said aftershocks were expected, although there were no
immediate reports of damage or casualties.

Last month, a strong quake with a magnitude of 6.8 on the
Richter scale hit the northern Philippines, killing at least six
people and injuring 40 others.

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