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Strong earthquake strikes off Philippines

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
This map shows where a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck west of the Philippines Monday evening. VIEW LOCATION

A strong earthquake struck west of the Philippines Monday evening, but does not pose a tsunami threat to Hawaii, according to officials at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

The preliminary magnitude 6.3 quake struck 63.4 miles west-southwest at at a depth of 384 miles at 7:11 p.m. Hawaii time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

No injuries were immediately reported.

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