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Two quakes rock Philippines early on August 3

Two offshore earthquakes struck southern and central Philippines early on August 3, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
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Hanoi (VNA) – Two offshore earthquakes struck southern and centralPhilippines early on August 3, according to the Philippine Institute ofVolcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

The first 5.6-magnitude quake hit Davao Occidental province in thesouthern region at 12:10 am local time at a depth of 143km, about 48 kmnortheast of Jose Abad Santos town.

Meanwhile, the second 5-magnitude earthquake, which rocked NorthernSamar province in central Philippines at 1:28 am, hit at a depth of 20 km,about 29 km northwest of Pambujan town.

The quakes were also felt in neighbouring provinces, the institute said,adding that there were no reported casualties or damage in both earthquakes.

The institute said the tremors, which were both tectonic in origin,triggered aftershocks.

Last week, three successive earthquakes struck the Philippines' northernmostBatanes islands, killing eight and injuring 63 others.

The Philippines is regularly hit by quakes as the country is on thePacific “Ring of Fire,” a horse-shoe shaped band of volcanoes and fault linescircling the edges of the Pacific Ocean.-VNA
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