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4.2 quake hits off Davao Occidental

 Source: Phivolcs


Source: Phivolcs

MANILA, Philippines鈥擜 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental at 5:50 p.m. Thursday.

The tectonic quake鈥檚 epicenter centered 39 kilometers northeast of Sarangani at a depth a depth of 97 kilometers, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported.

Intensity II was recorded in Davao City.

There were no aftershocks expected from the quake, Phivolcs said.

The Philippines sits on the Pacific 鈥淩ing of Fire鈥 where continental plates collide causing frequent seismic and volcanic activity.

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