DAVAO, Dec 16 (NNN-PNA) – The strong earthquake which struck near the Philippine city of Davao on Sunday, killed a child, damaged buildings and caused several injuries, officials said.
The magnitude 6.8 quake centred 61 km southwest of Davao in Mindanao, at a depth of 28.2 km, the U.S. Geological Survey said, revising down the magnitude from an earlier 6.9.
Vincent Fernandez, the mayor of Matanao town, in Davao del Sur province, near the epicentre, said, a six-year-old girl had died after a wall collapsed on her.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said, there was no tsunami threat from the quake.– NNN-PNA
