Earthquake of magnitude 6.8 detected at sea near Philippines
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 04:06 | 21 January 2021
- Modified Date: 04:06 | 21 January 2021
An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 was detected at sea near the Philippines on Thursday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
The quake occurred at a depth of 122 km, the EMSC added.
It had initially reported a magnitude of 7.2.
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