NU Online News Service, Feb. 7, 12:20 p.m. EST

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck the Negros-Cebu region of the Philippines yesterday is not expected to be a major insurance loss says catastrophe modeler AIR Worldwide.

The quake struck between the islands of Negros and Cebu about 353 miles south- southeast of Manila, Philippines on Feb. 6 at 11:49 a.m. local time (Feb. 5 at 10:49 p.m. EST), says the U.S. Geological Survey.

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