Published Jun 08, 2026 | 11:17 AM ⚊ Updated Jun 08, 2026 | 11:17 AM
A collapsed building following the earthquake in the Philippines.
Synopsis: A major earthquake off the coast of Mindanao in the southern Philippines prompted tsunami warnings from international monitoring agencies across the region as authorities assessed the impact. Meanwhile, the INCOIS said a tsunami threat does not exist for India.
A major earthquake off the coast of Mindanao in the southern Philippines on Monday, 8 June, prompted tsunami warnings from international monitoring agencies across the region as authorities assessed the impact.
At least three people were killed, and four others injured after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern island of Mindanao shortly before 7:40 am local time on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey.
The initial earthquake was followed by more than an hour of aftershocks, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS).
Meanwhile, the Indian Tsunami Early Warning System of the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS) said that, based on historical earthquake and tsunami data, a tsunami threat does not exist for India
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos said that emergency agencies had been activated, including the Office of Civil Defence and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.
Tsunami waves have been recorded in six areas of Mindanao, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. The affected areas are mostly along Mindanao’s southern coast.
Marcos urged people to follow government advisories about the risk of tsunami waves.
“To our kababayans (countrymen) in the affected provinces, please heed the tsunami warning. Move to higher ground now. Do not wait. Your life is more important than anything left behind,” Marcos said, reported Al Jazeera.
Marcos said schools across several provinces of Mindanao have been closed for the day.
The US-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said earlier that tsunami waves as high as 3 metres (9.8 feet) could hit coastal areas of the Philippines, and waves of up to one metre (3.3 ft) were possible in parts of Indonesia and Malaysia.
