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Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes off Surigao Del Sur

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GJVeTNdg2VQ?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA -- A magnitude 6.1 quake struck the waters off the southern province of Surigao Del Sur early Monday, the state seismology institute said. </p><p>The tectonic tremor&#x27;s epicenter was 66 kilometers northeast of Bayabas town. It hit at a depth of 77 kilometers at past 6 a.m., said Phivolcs.</p><p>Surigao and Gingoog cities felt the quake at a &quot;scarcely perceptible&quot; Intensity 1, said Phivolcs seismology head Ishmael Narag. </p><p>The institute describes this intensity as perceptible to people under favorable circumstances, and can slightly disturb delicately balanced objects and make still water oscillate slowly. </p><p>While the quake is expected to spawn aftershocks, it will not cause a tsunami, Narag told TeleRadyo.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/09/21/quake.jpg"/><figcaption>This map shows the epicenter of a quake that rattled parts of Surigao Del Sur on Monday. <em>Phivolcs </em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Last August, a <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/18/20/magnitude-65-quake-hits-masbate-felt-in-nearby-areas">magnitude 6.6 quake</a> shook the central Philippines, damaged buildings and roads, and left at least one dead. </p><p>The Philippines is situated on the Pacific &quot;Ring of Fire&quot;, an arc of intense seismic activity that stretches from Japan through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin.</p><p>A 6.8-magnitude quake struck the southern island of Mindanao in December, killing at least 3 people, injuring dozens and damaging buildings. </p><div><strong>With a report from Agence France-Presse </strong></div>

<p>A magnitude 6.1 quake struck the waters off the southern province of Surigao Del Sur early Monday, the state seismology institute said. </p>

A magnitude 6.1 quake struck the waters off the southern province of Surigao Del Sur early Monday, the state seismology institute said.