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Magnitude-5 earthquake hits Davao Occidental

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 06 2018 11:07 PM | Updated as of Jan 06 2018 11:28 PM
MANILA—A magnitude-5 earthquake struck off the southeast area of Sarangani town in Davao Occidental on Saturday night.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the tremor happened at 9:52 p.m.
Phivolcs located the epicenter of the quake at 201 kilometers southeast of Sarangani town. 
The quake, which was tectonic in origin, had a depth of 59 kilometers, according to the agency. 
The tremor is not expected to trigger aftershocks nor damage.
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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes northern Chile: USGS

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 10 2017 03:39 PM
WASHINGTON, United States - A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Chile early Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said.
The tremor hit 70 kilometers (43 miles) east of the coastal city of Arica, which is near the border with Peru, the US agency said.
The quake struck at a depth of 82 kilometers, it added.
Chile is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries. In the past seven years, it has had three quakes of a magnitude greater than eight.
The 1960 Valdivia earthquake in Chile was the strongest quake ever recorded at 9.5 on the magnitude scale, according to the US Geological Survey.
Chile lies on what is known as the Ring of Fire -- an arc of fault lines that circles the Pacific Basin and is prone to frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
The north of Chile was struck by an 8.3-magnitude quake, followed by a tsunami in September 2015, killing 15 people.
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