MANILA, Aug 12 ― A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the Philippines today, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, as initial warnings about the risk of tsunamis were lifted and with no immediate reports of casualties or major damage. The quake was at a depth of 65.6km (40.76 miles),...
MANILA, Aug 12 ― A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck off the Philippines today, the US Geological Survey said, as initial warnings about the risk of tsunamis were lifted and with no immediate reports of casualties or major damage.
The Philippine national disaster agency had so far received no reports of casualties, injuries or major damage, administrator Ricardo Jalad said. “Looks like nothing scary happened, like a collapse of a building,” Jalad told reporters. A seldom-used airport in southern Davao Oriental province had minor cracks on the runway, but there was no damage to the passenger terminal building, it said.
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