Moderate Earthquake Hits Mindanao, Philippines

KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 (Bernama) -- A moderate earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.7, struck the Mindanao region of the Philippines at 4.11 pm today.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) in a statement said that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres (km), 171 km south of Koronadal City, Philippines.

However, there is no tsunami threat to Malaysia.

-- BERNAMA

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• metmalaysia
• earthquake
• moderate
• mindanao
• phillipines

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