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Omaha Steve

(110,308 posts) Sun Jun 7, 2026, 09:06 PM 20 hrs ago

7.8 magnitude earthquake shakes part of southern Philippines. Tsunami possible for some coasts

Source: AP

Updated 7:57 PM CDT, June 7, 2026
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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook part of the southern Philippines early Monday, and a tsunami was possible on some regional coasts.

Power outages were reported and people were urged to go to higher ground. No further information on damage or casualties was immediately available.

The epicenter was 13 kilometers (8 miles) southwest of General Santos city on the island of Mindanao and had a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. It struck at 7:37 a.m.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said tsunami waves up to 3 meters (10 feet) were possible on some coasts of the Philippines. Waves up to 1 meter (3 feet) were possible on some coasts of Indonesia and Malaysia.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/philippines-earthquake-mindanao-6e489739402863eaf40cbfd30a1b1cc7

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7.8 magnitude earthquake shakes part of southern Philippines. Tsunami possible for some coasts (Original Post) Omaha Steve 20 hrs ago OP

Other reports are saying 8.1 or 8.2. Eugene 19 hrs ago #1

The Ring of Fire. lpbk2713 19 hrs ago #2

I'm getting USGS notices about 6.0 to 6.4 quakes swarming all over the Philippines after that one. C Moon 16 hrs ago #3

The Japan Meteorological Agency is saying it was an 8.2 RazorbackExpat 13 hrs ago #4

For those interested Pototan 12 hrs ago #5

Iʻm so glad to read this. Thank you for posting. mahina 9 hrs ago #6

At least 32 dead after major earthquake strikes southern Philippines muriel_volestrangler 8 hrs ago #7

Eugene

(67,427 posts)

1. Other reports are saying 8.1 or 8.2.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 09:17 PM

19 hrs ago

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/8/tsunami-warnings-issued-after-8-2-magnitude-earthquake-off-philippines

lpbk2713

(43,311 posts)

2. The Ring of Fire.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 09:34 PM

19 hrs ago

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C Moon

(13,781 posts)

3. I'm getting USGS notices about 6.0 to 6.4 quakes swarming all over the Philippines after that one.

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2026, 12:25 AM

16 hrs ago

The latest was a 6.1 in Mindanao, Philippines which is 320 miles away from Burias Island where the 7.8 was.

RazorbackExpat

(985 posts)

4. The Japan Meteorological Agency is saying it was an 8.2

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2026, 03:12 AM

13 hrs ago

Japan still has tsunami warnings in place, with the highest waves recorded at 1m/3ft

Pototan

(3,222 posts)

5. For those interested

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2026, 04:12 AM

12 hrs ago

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I am located in the Central Philippines outside of the major city of Iloilo. This quake was in the southernmost part of the islands, in Mindanao. We are hundreds of miles away and safe.

mahina

(20,798 posts)

6. Iʻm so glad to read this. Thank you for posting.

Reply to Pototan (Reply #5)

Mon Jun 8, 2026, 07:18 AM

9 hrs ago

Last edited Mon Jun 8, 2026, 02:48 PM - Edit history (1)

Aloha kaua Pototan.

muriel_volestrangler

(106,708 posts)

7. At least 32 dead after major earthquake strikes southern Philippines

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Jun 8, 2026, 08:27 AM

8 hrs ago

At least 32 people have died after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Mindanao island in the southern Philippines, officials say.

The quake hit at 07:37 local time on Monday (Sunday 23:37 GMT), triggering tsunami alerts in the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan and Australia. Some of those were cancelled hours later.

Videos and images showed buildings collapsing, including a clip of a Jollibee fast food restaurant reduced to rubble, and landslides have been recorded in some areas.

More than 100 people have been injured across several provinces, almost two dozen are missing, and 10,000 residents have been pre-emptively evacuated, authorities have said.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyel78e6p5o

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