Asia
Magnitude 5.8 quake rocks N. Philippines
Updated: 2011-03-21 20:17
(Xinhua)
MANILA -- A 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit the Mindoro region in north Philippines at 06:37 p.m. Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
But, the USGS said it was a 5.4 magnitude quake.
The quake, with a depth of 92 km, was 88 km from the country's capital region of Manila. Many residents in Manila felt ground shaking for about a minute.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology ( Phivolcs) Director Renato Solidum said the earthquake occurred at 6:37 p.m., local time, the epicenter was near Lubang Island in northern Philippine province of Mindoro, according to a report filed by local TV station GMA News.
No casualties have reported so far.
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