Dec 2 (Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 7.5 struck Mindanao, Philippines, on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) mentioned, at a depth of 63 km (39 miles), and tsunamis had been anticipated to hit the Philippines and Japan shortly.
The Philippine Seismology Company PHIVOLCS mentioned tsunami waves might hit the Philippines by midnight native time (1600 GMT) and will proceed for hours.
The Japanese broadcaster NHK mentioned tsunami waves of as much as a metre (3 ft) excessive had been anticipated to succeed in Japan’s western coast a bit later – by 1:30 a.m. on Sunday (1630 GMT on Saturday).
The U.S. Geographic Survey put the quake at magnitude 7.6 and a depth of 32 km (20 miles), and mentioned it had struck at 10:37 p.m. (1437 GMT).
Reporting by Mrinmay Dey in Bengaluru; Writing by Kevin Liffey; Enhancing by Diane Craft and Alison Williams
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