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Tsunami alert lifted after earthquake off Philippines | |
(about 1 hour later) | |
A tsunami warning issued after a 7.6-magnitude quake off the Philippines has been lifted. | |
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said a tsunami had been generated, but the waves witnessed were small. | |
The quake had a depth of 33km (20 miles) and struck at 20:47 local time (12:47 GMT), the US Geological Survey said. It was located off the Philippine island of Samar. | |
There are reports of some quake damage in the Philippines. | |
Higher ground | |
Tsunami warnings were initially issued for Indonesia, the Philippines, Palau, Taiwan, Japan, Papua New Guinea, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and Yap, but they have all now been lifted. | |
Some parts of the southern and eastern Philippines were hit by a small tsunami wave of 16cm (6in). | |
The epicentre of the quake was 146km from the town of Guiuan, on the southern tip of Samar. | The epicentre of the quake was 146km from the town of Guiuan, on the southern tip of Samar. |
"Strong earthquake here in Taft, Eastern Samar! And it lasted very long too," Reuters news agency quoted a local congressman, Ben Evardone, as saying in a text message. | "Strong earthquake here in Taft, Eastern Samar! And it lasted very long too," Reuters news agency quoted a local congressman, Ben Evardone, as saying in a text message. |
Philippine officials said residents on the eastern coast of the island had been advised to move to higher ground. | |
A fisherman in Guiuan told Associated Press by telephone: "My neighbours and I have evacuated. We are now on our way to the mountains." | |
Some towns in the central and southern Philippines were reported to have suffered power cuts. | |
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