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Skyscrapers sway in quake
27/11/2007 07:41 - (SA)
Manila, Philippines - A moderate earthquake shook the Philippines' main island of Luzon on Tuesday. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
Buildings across Manila shook for several seconds. Panicked residents ran out into the streets, including some staffers at the Malacanang presidential palace and workers in the capital's Makati financial district.
The US Geological Survey said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 with an epicentre 202km north-northwest of Manila and at a depth of 44km.
The Philippine archipelago lies along the Pacific Ocean's "Ring of Fire", where volcanic activity and earthquakes are common.
- AP
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