6.1 magnitude quake rocks northern Philippines

By Agence France-Presse, Updated: 3/2/2010
6.1 magnitude quake rocks northern Philippines
A 6.1 magnitude quake rocked the extreme northern Philippines Tuesday, but there were no reports of any damage or casualties, government sesismologists said.

The quake's epicentre was traced at 130 kilometres (80.6 miles) north-northeast of Tuguegarao city on Luzon island, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

"We have not reports of any damage, but we are monitoring," Reynaldo Ancioquia, a researcher at the Institute told AFP.

Seismologists at the USGS put the depth of the quake at 29 kilometres, and reported a magnitude of 5.8.