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Tsunami alert after earthquake off Philippines Tsunami alert lifted after earthquake off Philippines
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A tsunami warning has been issued for the Philippines, Indonesia and Palau after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake offshore. A tsunami warning issued after a 7.6-magnitude quake off the Philippines has been lifted.
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 Philippines island of Samar. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said a tsunami had been generated, but the waves witnessed were small.
Unconfirmed reports said it destroyed roads and bridges in the Philippines. 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.
It is not yet known if a tsunami has actually been generated. There are reports of some quake damage in the Philippines.
Warnings were also initially issued for Taiwan, Japan, Papua New Guinea, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and Yap, but were later lifted. 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 were being advised to move to higher ground. Philippine officials said residents on the eastern coast of the island had been advised to move to higher ground.
The predicted tsunami landfall times appear to have passed without immediate reports of damage, but officials say potential waves could hit later. 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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