- The earthquake of the magnitude 7.6 hit the southern part of the Philippines.
- A tsunami warning has been issued for several areas.
- Coastal areas recommend evacuation.
- The Philippine Authorities expect drains and damages after the earthquake.
A strong earthquake with preliminary magnitude 7.6 hit the southern part of the Philippines on Friday morning, Seismologists mentioned. TASR reports according to AP and AFP reports. The Philippine Seismological Office issued Friday A warning against tsunami tsunami After the earthquake that hit the extensive southern island of Mindanao. The warning was later extended for parts of Indonesia and Palau.
On the Pacific Coast of the country, meter waves are expected in the next two hours and the citizen of the coast in these areas is “strongly recommended, to immediately evacuate to higher sites or move to the inland ”.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said that expects damage and dust after the earthquake, whose epicenter was located in the sea approximately 62 kilometers southeast of Manay in the province of Davao Oriental at a depth of ten kilometers.
