In the Philippines, A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.8 on the Richter scale shook the Mindanao region in southern Philippines early in the morning, with a tsunami likely 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 epicentre was 13 km southwest of General Santos city on the island of Mindanao, at a depth of 10 km, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. It struck at 5:07 am Indian Standard Time. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said tsunami waves up to 3 meters are possible on some coasts of the Philippines. Waves up to 1 meter are possible on some coasts of Indonesia and Malaysia. Residents felt the earthquake tremors in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi and North Maluku provinces. Smaller tsunami waves are possible in Taiwan, Japan, Guam, Papua New Guinea and several island nations and territories in the western Pacific. The Philippines, one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries, is often hit by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions due to its location on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, an arc of seismic faults around the ocean. The archipelago is also lashed by about 20 typhoons and tropical storms each year.
News On AIR | June 8, 2026 8:12 AM
Powerful earthquake in southern Philippines with tsunami likely on some regional coasts
