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Major quake shakes Manila
(Agencies)
Updated: 2004-10-08 00:44
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 shook Manila on Friday
night, sending high rises swaying, knocking out power to some areas and sending
frightened residents into the streets. There were no immediate reports of
injuries or damage.
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| The quake was centered in Mindoro, 55 miles south southwest of
Manila.[Reuters] | The violent shaking from side to side began at 10.35pm (1435 GMT) and
appeared to last well over a minute. It was felt in provinces north of Manila on
the main Philippine island of Luzon.
The US Geological Survey in Boulder, Colorado, said on its website that the
preliminary magnitude was 6.6 with an epicentre 89 km south-southwest of Manila
at a depth of 40km.
The Philippines is along the so-called Pacific 'Ring of Fire', where
earthquakes and volcanic activity are common. A 6.2 magnitude island shook the
Manila and surrounding areas of Luzon three weeks ago.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake in 1990 killed nearly 2,000 people on Luzon.
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