6.1-magnitude earthquake hits southern Philippines-Xinhua

6.1-magnitude earthquake hits southern Philippines

Source: Xinhua| 2023-02-01 19:26:31|Editor: huaxia

MANILA, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- A 6.1-magnitude earthquake Wednesday hits the southern Philippines with no immediate reports of damage or injury, local media said.

Previously, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted 4 km SSW of Monkayo, the Philippines at 10:44:45 GMT.

The epicenter, with a depth of 13.501 km, was initially determined to be at 7.7776 degrees north latitude and 126.0462 degrees east longitude, according to the (USGS).

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