A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Mindanao, Philippines, on Saturday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) stated.
The quake was 10 km (6 miles) deep, GFZ stated.
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The Philippine seismology company had a unique studying, saying it was a magnitude 5.9 earthquake with a depth of 27 km (16.8 miles). The Philippine company additionally stated in a bulletin it was anticipating no injury, however that there could possibly be aftershocks.
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Rescue employees looking for dozens of lacking folks in an earlier landslide in Maco city within the southern Philippines province of Davao de Oro needed to cease their operations due to the earthquake, authorities stated.
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The loss of life toll from the landslide, which occurred on Tuesday evening outdoors a gold mining web site, has reached 28, with 77 nonetheless lacking and 32 injured, together with a 3-year-old lady rescued on Friday after 60 hours underneath rubble.
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Torrential rains have battered Davao de Oro in recent weeks, triggering floods and landslides.
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