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5.3-magnitude quake hits Philippine Islands region

Updated: 2013-02-17 01:33

(Xinhua)

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HONG KONG - An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted Philippine Islands region at 15:25:23 GMT on Saturday (23:25:23 Hong Kong Time), the US Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 57.60 km, was initially determined to be at 5.9090 degrees north latitude and 127.3748 degrees east longitude.

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