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Manila: An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 was detected at sea near the Philippines on Thursday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
The quake occurred at a depth of 122km, the EMSC added.
It had initially reported a magnitude of 7.2.