Saturday, July 12, 2003
Moderately strong earthquake rocks central Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) - A moderately strong earthquake with a 5.9 magnitude rocked the central Philippines, but no damage was immediately reported, officials said Saturday.
The undersea quake, which struck at 9:53 p.m. (1353 GMT) Friday, was centered 161 kilometers (100 miles) southwest of Dumaguete city, or about 600 kilometers (370 miles) southeast of Manila.
The Philippine archipelago sits on at least four major geologic faults, and earthquakes are common.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake in 1990 killed nearly 2,000 people on the main island of Luzon. - AP
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