4.1 quake hits off Davao region | Inquirer News

4.1 quake hits off Davao region

/ 10:19 PM August 16, 2014

MANILA, Philippines—A 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck off Davao region at 9:07 p.m. Saturday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

The quake, which centered 124 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos in Davao Occidental, has a depth of 47 kilometers.

The Philippines sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire” where continental plates collide causing frequent seismic and volcanic activity.

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