The magnitude of the 6.9 magnitude has been hit by the island of Leyte in the Philippines on Tuesday, said Phivolcs Seismological Agency. Strong shocks damaged buildings and roads and caused power outages in some places.
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After the earthquake The local seismological office warned against a possible “slight sea level disorder” And it appealed to the inhabitants of the central islands of Leyte, Cebu and Biliran, so that they “stay away from the beach and not go to the coast.”
The epicenter of the earthquake was about 17 kilometers northeast of Bogo, a seaside city of about 90 thousand. residents.
The second earthquake on Tuesday, with a magnitude 6.0, was recorded off the coast of Java, the largest island of Indonesia.
The Philippines and Indonesia are in the so -called pacific fire ring, i.e. the zone of frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. This zone has a large number of ocean ditches, island arches and active volcanoes. There are about 90 percent all earthquakes in the world.
