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Magnitude 7.5 quake strikes Philippines, tsunami expected

Magnitude 7.5 quake strikes Philippines, tsunami expected
2 Dec 2023 20:57

DUBAI (WAM)

An earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck Mindanao in the southern Philippines late on Saturday, triggering evacuation orders for some areas and southwestern Japanese coasts because of warnings of tsunami waves of a metre or more, Reuters reported.

The Philippine Seismology Agency Phivolcs said the waves could hit the Philippines by midnight and continue for hours.

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Source: WAM
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