One child dead from Visayas earthquake; Phivolcs raises tsunami alert

- (GMA 7 Breaking News) - 3 months, 2 weeks ago...

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised a tsunami alert in the Visayas after a magnitude-6.9 quake hit the area before noon on Monday, killing one child. Tsunami alert level 2 is good for about two hours. Phivolcs seismology division officer-in-charge Ishmael Narag said the waves will not likely to exceed one meter in height and that there was no need to evacuate homes.  ...

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