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Earthquakes strike Philippines and Japan

April 19, 2022

The quake in the Filipino island of Mindanao was initially measured at magnitude 6.0. Earlier, an earthquake measuring 5.3 jolted northeastern Japan.

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Aerial of Davao, Mindanao, Philippines
Mindanao is the second-largest island in the PhilippinesImage: Michael Runkel/robertharding/picture alliance

An earthquake initially measured at magnitude 6.0 struck Mindanao island in the Philippines on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

The earthquake was recorded at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.21 miles), the EMSC confirmed.

Earlier on Tuesday, Japan also recorded an earthquake, in Fukushima prefecture in the northeast of the country, measuring a magnitude 5.3.

There were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued.

jsi/ar (Reuters)