Tsunami warning issued for Pacific countries

Manila - A major 7.9 earthquake hit the sea area east of the Philippines on Friday and a tsunami warning was issued for the Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan and Japan, US seismologists said.

The US Geological Survey said the quake had a depth of 33km and hit at 20:47 (12:47 GMT) about 139km east of the city of Sulangan.

August 31, 2012