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PHIVOLCS: No tsunami threat following 6.5-magnitude quake that hit Eastern Samar

(Eagle News)—The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology allayed fears of a tsunami  after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Eastern Samar on Tuesday, April 23. According to PHIVOLCS’ Ishmael Narag, there was no threat of the same based on the information made available to them. The 6.5-magnitude quake struck San Felipe at 1:37 p.m. Aftershocks were recorded afterwards. The Eastern Samar earthquake came a day after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake that killed at least four people struck […]

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6.5-magnitude quake strikes off coast of Indonesia: USGS

PADANG, Indonesia (AFP) — A 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit off the Indonesian island of Sumatra early Thursday, US seismologists said, but there were no initial reports of casualties or damage and no tsunami alert was issued. Many people were woken by the quake around dawn and ran out of their homes in Padang, about 140 kilometers (90 miles) from the epicentre, an AFP journalist in the city said. The quake took place at 5:56 am local […]

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