Magnitude 5.6 quake hits Zamboanga

Roel Pareño - The Philippine Star

July 29, 2015 | 10:00am

ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – A 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit Zamboanga peninsula yesterday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

Allan Rommel Labayog, Phivolcs regional field officer, said the earthquake occurred at 2:51 a.m. south of Zamboanga peninsula.

Labayog said the epicenter of the quake was 570 kilometers below the sea.

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Magnitude 5.6 quake hits Zamboanga

ACCORDING

ALLAN

ALLAN ROMMEL LABAYOG

EARTHQUAKE

EPICENTER

FIELD

LABAYOG

PENINSULA

PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE OF VOLCANOLOGY AND SEISMOLOGY

PHIVOLCS

ZAMBOANGA

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