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Magnitude 6.5 quake hits south Philippines - USGS
20 Aug 2007 14:28:51 GMT
Source: Reuters
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WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit the southeastern Philippines on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

It said the quake was very shallow at 6.3 miles (10 km) deep and was centered 140 miles (226 km) east-southeast of Davao City on the island of Mindanao.

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A security guard stands next to the debris left behind after a bomb explosion at a shopping mall in Makati City, Manila October 19, 2007. A bomb explosion in an upscale shopping mall in the Philippine capital Manila on Friday killed eight people and wounded more than 100, police and local officials said. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside (PHILIPPINES)


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