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Pototan

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5. For those interested

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2026, 04:12 AM

22 hrs ago

Last edited Mon Jun 8, 2026, 08:01 AM - Edit history (1)

I am located in the Central Philippines outside of the major city of Iloilo. This quake was in the southernmost part of the islands, in Mindanao. We are hundreds of miles away and safe.

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