A 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental, southern Philippines, Friday morning, prompting warnings of a possible tsunami within 300 km. The quake, at a shallow depth of 10 km, may cause damage and aftershocks in nearby areas, according to local authorities
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An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 hit off a southern Philippine province Friday morning, and a hazardous tsunami was possible nearby.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said it was expecting damage and aftershocks from the earthquake, which was centred at sea about 62 kilometres southeast of Manay town in Davao Oriental province and was caused by movement in a fault at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Honolulu said hazardous waves were possible within 300 kilometres of the epicentre. There was not a wider danger of a tsunami, it said.
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