6.8M Earthquake Strikes off Philippines, Hazardous Tsunami Warning Issued
A 6.8 earthquake has struck south off the island of Mindanao, triggering a warning of “hazardous tsunami waves” for the coastline of islands in the Philippines, according to the US Geological Survey and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that tsunami waves could reach 300km from the epicenter of the earthquake, which was recorded at 6.8 on the Richter scale.
#Tsunami warning after M6.8 quake hits off Philippines, waves could reach 300km from epicenter, 1m above normal tide levels: @NWS_PTWC pic.twitter.com/MtwZDA6h1Y
— People's Daily,China (@PDChina) April 28, 2017
Waves reaching up to 1 meter above normal tide levels are possible in the Philippines, while some coastlines in Indonesia, Malaysia and Palau could expect waves up to 30 centimeters higher than usual, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
Update: Tsunami waves up to 3 ft expected along coasts of the Philippines after 6.9 quake https://t.co/6f6tHegOcd pic.twitter.com/MGuJm2H7cP
— Weather Center HQ (@WeatherCenterHQ) April 28, 2017
The quake, which was initially reported to be of 7.2 magnitude, struck off the coast of the island of Mindanao in the Philippines at 8:23pm GMT Friday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake was measured at a depth of 41.7 km, 31km West of Balangonan.
Map of the testimonies received so far following the #earthquake M6.8 in Mindanao, Philippines 47 min ago pic.twitter.com/zkxzazG0No
— EMSC (@LastQuake) April 28, 2017
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