Strong earthquakes occur in the Philippines and Taiwan

On the afternoon of March 20, the US Geological Survey and the China Earthquake Center also announced two earthquakes with magnitude 6 in the Philippines and 5.5 in the Richter scale in Taiwan. ).

The Philippine earthquake struck at 16:26 (local time), rocking the Babuyan Islands area with the epicenter at a depth of 36.6km.

And the quake struck at 16 o'clock (local time), about 44km southeast of Taichung City (Taiwan), with the epicenter at a depth of 30km, causing the Taipei buildings to shake vigorously.

There is no information about the damage and no tsunami warning has been issued in both areas.

On the same day, according to local media reports, at least 600 people around the Karangetang volcano area had to evacuate after the volcanic eruption was raised to a red alert from March 19.

Located on the small island of Siau, off the island of Sulawesi, to the northeast of Jakarta, the Karangetang volcano began to operate strongly, spraying hot ash and lava from March 18.

There are currently no news of casualties. This is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia. Last August, four people died when the volcano was active.

Meanwhile, on the morning of March 20, Indonesia's weather, meteorology and geophysical authority recorded a 5.3-magnitude earthquake in the southern region of West Java province. The epicenter was 10 km deep in the sea and about 113km southwest of Sukabumi town.

Elsewhere, according to local television channel Pakistan ARY, at least seven miners were killed and 45 others were trapped after the explosions that occurred on March 20 at the coal mine near Quetta, the provincial capital. Balochistan, Southwest Pakistan.

The incident occurred at about 4 am (local time), when the gas accumulated excessively in the pit, while the ventilation system worked poorly, causing three consecutive explosions.

It is estimated that when an incident occurs, about 52 miners are working in the pit at depths of 60-300m.