22 Jan 2022 By Know Muslim
Manila: A magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook the Philippines' Davao Occidental state on Saturday, authorities said, adding that no tsunami alert had been issued.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 10.26 a.m. (local time), raided a depth of 66 km, about 234 kilometers southeast of Balut Island in the city of Sarangani, the Xinhua news agency reported.
The center said the quake would cause future earthquakes and damage, but no tsunami threat.
The Philippines has a common earthquake problem due to its location near the Pacific "Ring of Fire".
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