Additionally, Indonesia’s northern Sulawesi and Papua regions were under a tsunami warning, which warned of waves as high as 50 cm striking Indonesia’s coastlines.
According to the Philippines’ seismology service, a 7.6-magnitude earthquake occurred offshore in the southern Philippines on Friday. People in the surrounding coastal areas were advised to evacuate to higher ground, and tsunami warnings were issued in other nations.
The powerful offshore earthquake that occurred in the waters off Manay town in Davao Oriental, Mindanao, left the Phivolcs agency warning of damage and aftershocks. 10 km (6 miles) was the stated depth at which the earthquake occurred.
The agency warned that wave heights of up to one meter over average tides could be predicted, and urged residents of coastal areas in the central and southern Philippines to immediately evacuate to higher ground or migrate farther inland.
Additionally, Indonesia’s northern Sulawesi and Papua regions were under a tsunami warning, which warned of waves as high as 50 cm striking Indonesia’s coastlines.
The coasts within 300 kilometers (186 miles) of the epicenter of the earthquake might see dangerous tsunami waves, according to a tsunami threat issued by the U.S. Tsunami Warning System.
According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, the Philippines might see waves of one to three meters above tide level, and certain Indonesian and Palauan shores could experience waves as high as one meter.
People panicked when the earthquake struck, according to the governor of Davao Oriental, a province in southern Philippines.
According to Edwin Jubahib, “some buildings were reported to have been damaged,” he told DZMM. “It was very strong.”
It was not immediately possible to contact local officials in the impacted area of the Philippines.
Two weeks prior, the Philippines had suffered its deadliest earthquake in over a decade, which killed 72 people on the island of Cebu. This powerful earthquake followed suit. That hit offshore as well and had a magnitude of 6.9.
Over 800 earthquakes occur in the Philippines annually, which is located on the Pacific “Ring of Fire.” The earthquake was 7.4 in magnitude and 58 kilometers (36 miles) deep, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.
