{"id":121221,"date":"2023-11-17T09:49:37","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T09:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=121221"},"modified":"2023-11-17T09:49:37","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T09:49:37","slug":"philippines-earthquake-6-9-magnitude-quake-shakes-tourist-island-hotspot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/world-news\/philippines-earthquake-6-9-magnitude-quake-shakes-tourist-island-hotspot\/","title":{"rendered":"Philippines earthquake: 6.9 magnitude quake shakes tourist island hotspot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/590x\/secondary\/Philippines-earthquake-latest-5071109.jpg?r=1700213718648\"><\/p>\n<p>A large earthquake rocked the Mindanao region of the southern Philippines on Friday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) and the United States Geological Society (USGS) said.<\/p>\n<p>The GFZ put the magnitude of the quake at 6.9 while the USGS said it was a 6.7 magnitude earthquake. Other estimates have said the quake registered as high as 7.2 on the Richter Scale.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The quake had a depth of 6 miles, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.<\/p>\n<p>No tsunami was expected, according to the\u00a0Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre, although damage has been reported and aftershocks were possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The tremor occurred about 16 miles (26km) off Burias at the southern tip of the Philippines, according to the USGS.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <strong> READ MORE: <\/strong> <strong>Illinois rocked by 3.6 magnitude earthquake in early hours, USGS says<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/78\/590x\/secondary\/Philippines-earthquake-latest-5071117.jpg?r=1700213718694\"><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0Reuters report\u00a0said there were no reports of immediate casualties but the locals said that the earthquake had damaged walls and knocked computers off desks in\u00a0General Santos City in South Cotabato.<\/p>\n<p>Radio announcer Leny Aranego told\u00a0DZRH radio station: &#8220;We saw how the walls cracked and computers fell.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Passengers at the airport in General Santos City were reportedly evacuated from the airport to the tarmac due to the quake.<\/p>\n<p>The Philippines lies on the Ring of Fire, an area surrounding the Pacific Ocean that is especially prone to earthquakes.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Ring is about 25,000 miles long and 310 miles wide. 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