MANILA: An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck south of the Philippine capital early on Saturday , the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.AdvertisementSome residents in the capital region were awakened by the quake that lasted nearly a minute.
"The quake was deep so there is no tsunami," Renato Solidum, director of the Seismology agency, told DZRH radio station."In Manila, the intensity 4.0 or 5.0 is strong but not yet destructive."The Southeast Asian country is on the geologically active Pacific Ring of Fire and experiences frequent earthquakes.
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