Earthquakes strike Philippines and Japan
April 19, 2022![Aerial of Davao, Mindanao, Philippines](https://static.dw.com/image/61508168_800.webp)
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An earthquake initially measured at magnitude 6.0 struck Mindanao island in the Philippines on Tuesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.
The earthquake was recorded at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.21 miles), the EMSC confirmed.
Earlier on Tuesday, Japan also recorded an earthquake, in Fukushima prefecture in the northeast of the country, measuring a magnitude 5.3.
There were no immediate reports of damage and no tsunami warning was issued.
jsi/ar (Reuters)