Magnitude 6.9 earthquake shakes southern Philippines

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The quake struck off the shore of the Mindanao region, at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles), GFZ added..

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake rattled the southern Mindanao region of the Philippines on Friday, German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said...

Philippines' seismology agency said the quake lasted several seconds and advised residents to be on alert for aftershocks and damage...

Radio announcer Leny Aranego of General Santos city in South Cotabato said the strong earthquake damaged walls and toppled some computers from desks...

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