A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on ?Monday, the Philippine state seismology agency Phivolcs said.
The quake that struck ?164 km (102 miles) southeast ?of Governor Generoso in Davao ?Oriental province had a ?depth of 86 km, Phivolcs ?said, adding that no damage is expected.
Phivolcs director Teresito Bacolcol told DZMM radio that yesterday’s quake originated along the Philippine Trench and is ?not ?connnected to the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Mindanao on June 8, with its epicentre more than 250 ?km away.
The death toll from last week’s powerful quake has risen to ?65 with 36 individuals still missing, the country’s civil defence ?agency said. – Reuters
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