A MAGNITUDE 6 earthquake hit Davao Oriental on Thursday noon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

The quake, initially recorded at 5.5, struck at 11:53 a.m. and was located 31 kilometers (km) east of Tarragona. It had a 28-km depth and was tectonic in origin.

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