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6.1 quake hits off southwest Philippines: USGS

   
  

Added At:  2012-06-17 7:40 AM

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Fishermen are seen near the Mount Bulusan volcano on the main island of Luzon in central Philippines in 2010. A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the sea area off the Philippine island of Luzon early Sunday, US seismologists said

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MANILA: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the sea area off the Philippine island of Luzon early Sunday, US seismologists said.


The US Geological Survey said the quake had a depth of 35 kilometres (22 miles) and hit at 6:19 am (2219 GMT Saturday) some 143 kilometres southwest of the city of Baguio and 181 kilometres northwest of the capital Manila.


The Philippines sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire -- a belt around the Pacific Ocean dotted by active volcanoes and unstable ocean trenches.


In February, a 6.7-magnitude earthquake in the central Philippines triggered landslides that left over a hundred people dead or missing.


One fault line runs directly under Manila, a metropolis of more than 12 million people, and government seismologists have warned the city is unprepared for a major quake.

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