A 7.8 magnitude quake in the Philippines kills at least 19, fells buildings and sets off a tsunami
Authorities warned coastal residents to move inland as aftershocks continued and tsunami waves reached 1 meter in nearby areas, officials said.
- A powerful 7.8 magnitude offshore earthquake struck the southern coast of Mindanao, Philippines, on Monday morning, marking the strongest seismic event to hit the country since 1990.
- The disaster has killed at least 19 people, injured more than 134 others, and left seven individuals missing, with the highest casualties recorded in the port city of General Santos and South Cotabato.
- A 1.5-meter tsunami washed ashore along Mindanao's southern coast, triggering widespread coastal evacuations across nine provinces and prompting regional tsunami advisories as far away as Indonesia, Malaysia, and Japan.
- Dozens of major structures collapsed or suffered heavy damage, including a shopping mall, a university building, and a popular fast-food restaurant in General Santos, alongside widespread power grid and utility failures.
- The earthquake struck on the very first day of the new school year, disrupting services for an estimated 3.2 million students across more than 6,000 public schools as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered immediate federal emergency operations.
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A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Monday morning, causing widespread damage, panic among the population and several deaths, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The quake hit the Mindanao region and triggered evacuations and tsunami warnings in several Pacific countries. According to the USGS, the quake struck at 7:37 a.m. local time at a depth of about 35 kilometers. The Philippine Institute of Volc…
At least 19 people were killed and 134 injured in a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit the southern coast of the Philippines, civil protection officials said.
After a severe earthquake of magnitude 7.8 off the southern coast of the Philippines, the authorities issued a tsunami warning.
A severe earthquake has shaken the southern Philippines, caused buildings to collapse and triggered tsunami warnings in several countries. According to the police, at least three people have been killed.The Civil Protection Office reported eight deaths.The earthquake of magnitude 7.8 occurred on Monday morning off the coast of Mindanao, reported the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). On the coast waves of up to 1.4 me…
The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 kilometers (10 miles) from the coast of the island of Mindanao
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