6.8 quake hits central Philippines, tsunami alert

Manila:February 6^th  A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines on Monday, killing a child and a  tsunami alert was issued.  The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology issued the tsunami alert for the central Philippines, saying the quake, which hit in a narrow strait just off Negros Island, could trigger a 3-foot (1-meter) wave along the island's eastern coast as well as west of Cebu City, the country's second largest.

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