Earthquake in Philippines Today: Magnitude 6.3 quake strikes south of Philippines' Luzon island

Earthquake in Philippines Today: An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck the Mindoro region of the Philippines, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Friday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 144 km (89 miles), EMSC said.

The earthquake, which was also felt in the capital region of Manila, also registered at magnitude 6.3 at the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

The earthquake centre was traced at Calatagan in Batangas province, according to an initial report from Phivolcs, which said it did not expect damage but warned of aftershocks.

It issued no tsunami warning after the earthquake.

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