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Quake measuring 6.7 hits Philippines - USGS

by Reuters
Friday, 10 February 2017 14:23 GMT

A screen at the German Research Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam shows the seismogram of an earthquake off the coast of Indonesia, in this 2012 archive photo. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

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No immediate reports of damage or casualties

Feb 10 (Reuters) - An earthquake measuring 6.7 struck near the island of Mindanao in the Philippines on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

The quake occurred at a depth of 10 km about 13 km east of the city of Surigao, the USGS said. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said on its website there was no tsunami threat from the earthquake.

(Reporting by Gareth Jones)

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