Magnitude 6.3 earthquake hits Philippines

SANAA, Feb. 7 (YPA) – A powerful  earthquake with 6.3 magnitude struck the southern province of Davao del Sur in the Philippines on Sunday, with damage and aftershocks expected, the country’s seismology agency said on Sunday.

The earthquake was initially recorded at magnitude 6 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), Reuters reported, citing the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences earlier said.

For its part, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said today that a six-magnitude earthquake hit the Philippine island of Mindanao.

The quake occurred at a depth of 10 km, the center added.

The Southeast Asian country is on the geologically active Pacific Ring of Fire and experiences frequent earthquakes, particularly in the south.

E.M