6.8-magnitude quake off the Philippines: USGS

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AFP Manila
Last Updated : Apr 29 2017 | 2:57 AM IST
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Philippines today, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
It struck at a shallow depth in the Mindanao region, with the US National Weather Service warning that hazardous tsunami waves were possible off the coasts of the Philippines and Indonesia.

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First Published: Apr 29 2017 | 2:57 AM IST

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