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6.7 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Philippines: US Geological Survey


The Philippine seismological company mentioned it didn’t count on injury (Representational)

Manila:

A robust earthquake shook the Philippines on Saturday, the US Geological Survey reported, nevertheless it was deep, and native authorities mentioned they didn’t count on injury.

The 6.7-magnitude quake struck off the primary island of Luzon at 4:48 am (2048 GMT) at a depth of 112 kilometres (70 miles), USGS mentioned.

It was adopted a couple of minutes later with a 5.8-magnitude quake in the identical area that was additionally deep.

“It’s extremely sturdy, we’re alarmed,” mentioned police Main Ronnie Aurellano in Calatagan municipality, Batangas province, which is south of Manila and close to the epicentre of the quakes.

“It is raining very laborious right here as effectively, however our folks listed here are used to earthquakes. They’re conscious of the duck, maintain and canopy when there’s an earthquake.”

“We’re checking low-lying areas in case there is a tsunami,” he added.

The Philippine seismological company mentioned it didn’t count on injury. And there was no tsunami warning or menace, in response to the US Tsunami Warning System.

“It is not as sturdy in comparison with the earlier quakes right here — there isn’t any injury reported to us,” mentioned police Corporal Bernie Faderogao in close by Mabini.

“Our sliding door was simply barely shaken nevertheless it did not break.”

The archipelago is repeatedly rocked by quakes as a result of its location on the Pacific “Ring of Fireplace”, an arc of intense seismic exercise that stretches from Japan via Southeast Asia and throughout the Pacific basin.

(This story has not been edited by NDTV workers and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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