A strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Sunday, geologists said.
The epicentre was south of the populous city of Davao, but the US Geological Survey said there was a “low likelihood of casualties and damage“.
There was no threat of a tsunami, said the USGS, which initially reported the magnitude at 6.9.
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