Philippine Earthquake: No effect on Sri Lanka

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Sri Lanka will not be affected by the earthquake struck off the Philippine Island of Mindanao on Saturday (29), the Meteorology Department of Sri Lanka stated.

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami warning, with small waves expected to hit Southern parts of the Philippines and neighbouring Indonesia, the Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported.

The quake struck South-East of Davao City at a depth of 59 kilometres, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, a week after a volcano-triggered tsunami killed more than 400 people in Indonesia.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said “Hazardous tsunami waves from this earthquake are possible” along the coasts of Indonesia and the Philippines.

However, waves were forecast to be less than 30 centimetres high, it said, while Philippine monitors warned that “Minor sea level disturbances” were expected.