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Earthquake of magnitude 6.8 jolts Philippines
Updated On: 04 December, 2023 07:20 AM IST | Philippines | ANI
No casualties were reported in the incident till the filing of this report and more details are awaited
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An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 on the Richter Scale struck the Philippines on Monday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) reported. The quake occurred on Sunday night at 01:19:42 IST at a depth of 82 km in Mindanao. The NCS posted from its official handle on X, "Earthquake of Magnitude:6.8, Occurred on 04-12-2023, 01:19:42 IST, Lat: 9.03 & Long: 126.70, Depth: 82 Km ,Location: Mindanao, Philippines."
No casualties were reported in the incident till the filing of this report and more details are awaited. Earlier, on Saturday, a strong earthquake in the southern Philippines claimed at least one life as thousands were ordered to evacuate, including in Japan, after tsunami warnings that were later lifted, Al Jazeera reported.
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