Strong earthquake shakes central Philippines and triggers local tsunami warning

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said nan quake was centred astir 17 kilometres northeast of Bogo City successful Cebu province, wherever a section tsunami informing was issued. People successful Cebu City reported panicked scenes arsenic energy went retired successful adjacent towns.

Authorities warned residents successful Cebu, Leyte and Biliran provinces to enactment distant from coastlines because of imaginable tsunami waves up to 1 metre high. Officials besides said aftershocks and further harm could beryllium expected. The grade of demolition to nan religion successful Daanbantayan municipality was not instantly clear.

The quake came arsenic parts of nan cardinal Philippines were still reeling from a large wind that killed astatine slightest 27 group connected Friday. The country, located connected nan Pacific “Ring of Fire,” is regularly struck by earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and typhoons, making it 1 of nan astir disaster-prone nations successful nan world.