A powerful earthquake rocked the northern Philppines late Tuesday, however officers stated no severe harm was anticipated and no tsunami warning was issued.
The U.S. Geological Survey stated the magnitude 6.4 quake was centered 16.2 kilometers (10 miles) under the floor about 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Dolores on Luzon island.
The U.S. Tsunami Warning System stated no warning or advisory was issued.
The quake was felt throughout a large space of northern Luzon, however the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology stated it didn’t anticipate any main harm.
The Philippine archipelago lies on the “Pacific Ring of Fire,” a area alongside a lot of the Pacific Ocean rim the place many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes happen, making the Southeast Asian nation one of many world’s most disaster-prone.
In July, a magnitude 7 earthquake set off landslides and broken buildings within the northern Philippines, killing no less than 5 individuals and injuring dozens. A magnitude 7.7 quake killed practically 2,000 individuals within the northern Philippines in 1990.