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Magnitude 7.6 earthquake in the Philippines. A tsunami warning has been issued

An earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale struck the island of Mindanao, in the southern Philippines, this Saturday, prompting a tsunami warning.

According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake was recorded at 10:37 PM local time (2:37 PM in Lisbon) at a depth of 20 miles (32 kilometers).


The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center predicts that the waves caused by this earthquake will reach several regions of the Philippines, Indonesia, Palau and Malaysia.

This is a region of great seismic and volcanic activity, known as the Pacific Ocean’s ‘ring of fire’, where around 7,000 earthquakes are recorded annually, the last of which was on November 15, when seven people were killed in an earthquake of the magnitude of 6.7 also for the island of Mindanao.



Author: DN

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