Rescuers look at the damaged condominium building after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit Davao City in the southern island of Mindanao on October 31, 2019. (AFP)

Rescuers look at the damaged building after a quake hit Davao City in 2019. (File photo: AFP)

6.0-magnitude earthquake shakes southern Philippines: USGS

Philippines

AFP, Manila

Published: 07 February ,2021: 09:05 AM GST Updated: 07 February ,2021: 10:59 AM GST

A strong earthquake hit the southern Philippines on Sunday, though there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, the US Geological Service and local officials said.

The 6.0-magnitude quake struck at 12:22 pm (0422 GMT) with an epicenter plotted two kilometers (1.2 miles) east of the town of Magsaysay on Mindanao island, the USGS said.

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The disturbance was recorded at a depth of 24.6 kilometers.

Civil defense officials reported strong shaking in the region but said there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

#EarthquakePH #EarthquakeDavaoDelSur #iFelt_DavaoDelSurEarthquake
Earthquake Information No.2
Date and Time: 07 Feb 2021 - 12:22 PM
Magnitude = 6.1
Depth = 015 kilometers
Location = 06.74N, 125.11E - 005 km S 79° W of Magsaysay (Davao Del Sur)https://t.co/s7jBd0PjMC pic.twitter.com/apPRiuY3D7
— PHIVOLCS-DOST (@phivolcs_dost) February 7, 2021

The Philippines is regularly rocked by quakes due to its location on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, an arc of intense seismic activity that stretches from Japan through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin.

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