A powerful earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale struck the Philippines on Tuesday morning, June 24, though no tsunami warnings have been issued so far. According to the National Centre for Seismology, the quake hit at 7:28 AM local time, east of the Philippine islands, at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers below the surface.The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported a slightly higher magnitude of 6.4 but confirmed that no tsunami alert had been triggered.

The Philippines, located on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," frequently experiences seismic activity. The last major earthquake to hit the country was in July 2022, a magnitude 7 tremor that caused landslides, ground fissures, and widespread damage in the northern Abra region. That quake resulted in 11 deaths and injured over 600 people.Authorities are monitoring the situation, and no immediate reports of significant damage or casualties have emerged from Tuesday’s quake.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)