7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes offshore from southern Philippines

An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 hit off a southern Philippine province Friday morning and a tsunami was possible nearby

MANILA, Philippines -- MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 hit off a southern Philippine province Friday morning, and a hazardous tsunami was possible nearby.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said it was expecting damage and aftershocks from the earthquake, which was centered at sea about 62 kilometers (38 miles) southeast of Manay town in Davao Oriental province and was caused by movement in a fault at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers (6 miles),

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu said hazardous waves were possible within 300 kilometers (186 miles) of the epicenter.

It said waves up to 3 meters (10 feet) above normal tides were possible on some Philippine coasts near the epicenter. Smaller waves were possible in Indonesia and Palau.