Tsunami threat as magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes off southern Philippines

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Tsunami evacuation informing aft quake strikes successful waters disconnected Davao Oriental successful the country’s Mindanao region.

An earthquake of magnitude 7.6 has struck offshore successful the confederate Philippines, the country’s seismology bureau said, with a tsunami informing issued and radical successful adjacent coastal areas urged to evacuate to higher ground.

The beardown quake struck connected Friday successful waters disconnected Manay municipality successful Davao Oriental successful the Mindanao portion astatine a extent of 10 kilometres (six miles).

“Wave heights of much than 1 metre supra mean tides” should beryllium expected, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said successful a tsunami warning.

Tsunami waves whitethorn beryllium higher on enclosed bays and straits, the institute said.

The institute “strongly advised” radical surviving successful respective regions to instantly evacuate to higher crushed and further inland.

There were nary contiguous reports of casualties.

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