4.9 quake hits off Southern Mindanao | Inquirer News

4.9 quake hits off Southern Mindanao

/ 09:57 PM October 10, 2014

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MANILA, Philippines—A 4.9 magnitude earthquake struck off Southern Mindanao at 8:58 p.m. Friday.

The undersea quake centered 143 kilometers southeast of Sarangani province at a depth of 61.6 kilometers.

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

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