August 31 2012 Philippines EARTHQUAKE , Magnitude 7.9 at 139km E of Sulangan, Philippines 2012-08-31 TSNUNAMI warning Issued.

Manila, Philippines (CNN) -- A major earthquake offshore of the Philippines sent people scrambling toward higher ground, generated a small tsunami and killed at least one person Friday, authorities said.

The 7.6-magnitude quake struck Friday evening, with its epicenter about 65 miles southeast of the coastal town of Guiuan, in the Philippine province of Eastern Samar, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was about 20 miles deep.  Read More

Authorities warned of possible tsunami waves in a vast arc of the Pacific, but the warnings were soon canceled and the only tsunami recorded was about an inch high at Legaspi, in the eastern Philippines, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

The quake triggered a landslide that killed a 50-year-old man and hurt a 5-year-old boy in the city of Cagayan de Oro, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said.

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7.9

139km E of Sulangan, Philippines

2012-08-31 12:47:38

10.900°N

127.100°E

33.0

Magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck off the Philippines on Friday. A tsunami warning has been issued for the region. Source: The U.S. Geological Survey and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center The quake was centered off the Philippines east coast, 91 miles off the town of Guiuan in Samar province, the U.S. survey said.