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5.0-magnitude quake hits Davao Oriental - USGS

The Philippine Star
March 27, 2015 | 7:00pm

HONG KONG (Xinhua) - An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale jolted 74km SE of Pondaguitan, Davao Oriental at 16: 46:47 GMT yesterday, the US Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 75.35 km, was initially determined to be at 5.8836 degrees north latitude and 126.6486 degrees east longitude.  
 

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