A magnitude 6.6 earthquake shook the waters east of the Mindanao Islandin the southern region of the Philippines, without authorities initially reporting damage or activating the tsunami warning.
The United States Geological Survey, which covers the seismic activity globally, the hypocenter was located 56 kilometers deep beneath the seafloor and about 43.4 kilometers east of the city of Hinatuan, with a population of about 40,000, at around 6:30 PM local time (10:30 GMT).
The area of this latest earthquake is close by earthquake of magnitude 7.6 recorded on Saturday evening, prompting authorities to activate the tsunami warning for the coasts of Surigao del Sur and Davao Oriental province, eastern Mindanao.
The Philippine Department of Phivolcs seismology About four hours later, the tsunami alert was lifted after waves were recorded rising up to 64 centimeters above the usual tide level.
Since last night’s strong earthquake, there have been more than 500 aftershocks smaller magnitude earthquakes.
The tremors have caused some property damage, although authorities are not talking about it at this time dead or injured.
The Philippines is located on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, a large area seismic and volcanic activity in which about 7,000 earthquakes are recorded every year, most of which are moderate.
Source: El heraldo
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