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Earthquake (by Shicchic2)
(29 / F-MF / Iran)An earthquake happened in Philippines, 67 people dead and 164 injured. Im worry for friends at philippines 
An earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale has struck the southeastern Philippines, the US Geological Survey (USGS) has said.
The agency said the quake occurred at 08:12 local time (0012 GMT) on Thursday, some five kilometres east of Balilihan, in the Bohol region of the archipelago, and struck at a depth of 56 kilometres, AFP reported.
The epicenter of the trembler was located 629 kilometres from the capital Manila.
The quake was followed by two aftershocks, each measuring more than 5.0 in magnitude.
USGS issued a yellow warning, after the quake, saying "some casualties and damage are possible and the impact should be relatively localized. Past yellow alerts have required a local or regional level response."
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue a Pacific-wide tsunami warning related to the quake. There were also no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
Balilihan, a town with the population of around 18,500, is one of the Philippines key tourist hubs.
The Philippines sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, which is an area with intense seismic and volcanic activity caused by friction between shifting tectonic plates.
A magnitude-7.7 quake killed nearly 2,000 people on the northern island of Luzon in 1990.
press tv
The agency said the quake occurred at 08:12 local time (0012 GMT) on Thursday, some five kilometres east of Balilihan, in the Bohol region of the archipelago, and struck at a depth of 56 kilometres, AFP reported.
The epicenter of the trembler was located 629 kilometres from the capital Manila.
The quake was followed by two aftershocks, each measuring more than 5.0 in magnitude.
USGS issued a yellow warning, after the quake, saying "some casualties and damage are possible and the impact should be relatively localized. Past yellow alerts have required a local or regional level response."
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue a Pacific-wide tsunami warning related to the quake. There were also no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
Balilihan, a town with the population of around 18,500, is one of the Philippines key tourist hubs.
The Philippines sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, which is an area with intense seismic and volcanic activity caused by friction between shifting tectonic plates.
A magnitude-7.7 quake killed nearly 2,000 people on the northern island of Luzon in 1990.
press tv
I read somewhere there were minor to moderate foreshocks before the major 7.2 quake. Anyways, my prayers go out to them.
Mount Pinatubo is within the general area about 680ish km from the actual quake. Its a volcano in the Philippines that is responsible for the largest eruption during the 20th century in 1991 with a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 6 (Borderline 'Super Eruption' which is VEI 7 PLUS). The eruption was larger than Mt. St. Helens in 1980 with a VEI of 5. Just hope the quake wasn't harmonic.
@Shicchic2: When did this happen? ...My prayers go out to your friends and all those ppl affected:(
@queenofhearts28: Im not sure, but I think 8 hours ago :( Im going to search to be sure.
My relatives in bohol have lost their homes. The famous chocolate hills is damage too and other historic churches are gone.
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