Magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits deep at sea off the southern Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- A magnitude 6.6 earthquake rattled an area deep beneath the sea off the southern Philippines on Monday, scientists said. No injuries or damage were immediately reported, and no tsunami warning was issued.

Renato Solidum of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology, said the quake hit at 9:36 p.m. and was centered 130 miles southeast of Mati township in Davao Oriental province at a depth of six miles.

It was felt in several provinces, but the intensity of the shaking was described as not strong, Solidum said. No tsunami warning was issued.

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