7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Off Philippines Prompts Tsunami Warnings
Tsunami warnings have been issued for several Pacific nations after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Mindanao in the southern Philippines. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10km.
Tsunami warnings were issued after an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck off Mindanao in the southern Philippines on Monday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake struck at a depth of 10km (six miles), GFZ said. The geophysics agencies of the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia issued tsunami warnings. There were no immediate reports of major damage. GFZ had earlier pegged the earthquake at 8.2. The US Tsunami Warning System issued a tsunami threat to the...