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Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes off Mindanao in Philippines: USGS

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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the quake, which hit at a depth of 61 km (38 miles), about 128 km (80 miles) east of the island’s key city of Davao.

Reporting by Clarence Fernandez; Editing by Himani Sarkar