Phivolcs lifts tsunami advisory following 7.2 quake in Davao Oriental

MANILA, Philippines --- The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has lifted its earlier warning of minor sea level disturbances following a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that struck off the coast Davao Oriental on Saturday. READ: 7.2-magnitude quake jolts sea off Davao Phivolcs in its Tsunami Information No. 3 said that "any effects due to minor sea level disturbances have largely passed" which therefore "canceled recommendations prescribed" in its previous tsunami advisory. The agency noted that minor waves associated with the earthquake were recorded with a maximum height of 0.08 meter by its sea level monitoring station in Mati, Davao Oriental. The last...

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