6.1 quake hits off southwest Philippines: USGS

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the sea area off the Philippine island of Luzon early today, US seismologists said.

The US Geological Survey said the quake had a depth of 35 kilometres and hit at 6:19 am (03:49 IST) some 143 kilometres southwest of the city of Baguio and 181 kilometres northwest of the capital Manila.

–PTi