(CNA, Manila, 8th, comprehensive foreign dispatch) The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) stated that a powerful magnitude 8.2 earthquake occurred today on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. The U.S. Tsunami Warning System has issued a tsunami threat warning.

According to Reuters, the GFZ said the earthquake had a shallow depth of just 10 kilometers.

The GFZ had previously reported a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 for the earthquake.

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  • Source: CNA (Central News Agency)
  • Category: 事件