The
magnitude-7.6 quake struck off the Philippines' east coast late Friday,
killing one person in a house collapse, knocking out power in several
towns and spurring panic about a tsunami that ended up generating only
tiny waves.
The
quake hit at a depth of 34.9 kilometers (21.7 miles) and was centered
106 kilometers (66 miles) east of Samar Island, the U.S. Geological
Survey said.
No
large tsunami was generated by the quake and it caused only minor
damage, including cracks in buildings and several bridges, Civil Defense
chief Benito Ramos said.
Rep. Ben Evardone
of Eastern Samar province said the approaches to one bridge had
collapsed, and only one lane was usable on another bridge because of
cracks.
Some
cracks also appeared on roads in the provincial capital, Borongan city,
and several other towns were still without electricity, he said.
About 140 aftershocks had been recorded by early Saturday, including two with a magnitude of 6.4, said Renato Solidum, chief of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
Panicked
residents in Samar's coastal towns headed for high ground, Ramos said.
"Some rested under tall trees they planned to climb if tsunami waves
reached them," he said.
He
said hundreds of nervous villagers remained in evacuation centers in
Eastern Samar but were expected to return home later Saturday.
A
house collapsed in southern Cagayan de Oro city, on the main southern
island of Mindanao, killing a 54-year-old woman and injuring her
5-year-old grandson, said the city's mayor, Vicente Emano.
Solidum
said the biggest tsunami that came ashore on Siargao Island was less
than half a meter (20 inches) high. The island is a popular surfing spot
about 750 kilometers (465 miles) southeast of Manila.
The quake snapped some power lines in Tandag city in Surigao del Sur province on the east coast of Mindanao.
More
than 6,000 city residents who headed for the provincial capitol grounds
on a hill were back home Saturday, disaster officials said.
The quake set off car alarms, shook items off shelves and sent many coastal residents fleeing before the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
lifted all tsunami alerts it had issued for the Philippines and other
countries from Indonesia to Japan, and for Pacific islands as far away
as the Northern Marianas.
"It was very strong. My house was making sounds," Bem Noel, a member of the Philippine House of Representatives, said in a telephone interview from Tacloban city, located on the east coast of Leyte island near Samar.
"You talk to God with an earthquake that strong," he said.
The
Philippine archipelago is located on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," where
earthquakes and volcanic activity are common. A magnitude-7.7 quake
killed nearly 2,000 people on northern Luzon Island in 1990.
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