Earthquake 7.6 on the Richter scale in the southern Philippines, tsunami warning (video)

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake hits the southern Philippines and a tsunami warning has been issued.

The island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines was rocked by tremors measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale. reports Turkish Anadolu Agency. According to the US Geological Survey, the epicenter of the earthquake is located at a depth of 30 km. A tsunami warning has been issued. There are no reports of damage or casualties yet.

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“A devastating tsunami is expected with wave heights dangerous to life,” the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said in a statement on platform X. He advised residents of the provinces of Surigao del Sur and Davao Oriental to “immediately leave” their homes and travel inland or to highland areas.

At the same time Tengrinews writesthat a series of earthquakes occurred on Saturday evening, December 2, off the southeastern coast of the Philippines. From 17:37 to 19:17, 22 earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 5.0 to 7.7 were recorded in a row.

According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC), the first tremors were recorded at 20:37 (Astana time) 13 kilometers northwest of the village of Hinatuan with a population of about ten thousand people. The outbreak lay at a depth of 63 kilometers. The magnitude was 7.5.

The next earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 occurred at 21:06 in Astana, 193 kilometers northeast of the village of Magugpo Poblacion with a population of 233 thousand people. The outbreak was located at a depth of 14 kilometers.

New tremors occurred at 22:03 Astana time, 53 kilometers northeast of the village of Bislig with a population of approximately 67.5 thousand people. The outbreak lay at a depth of 38 kilometers. The magnitude was 6.5.

Tsunami warnings have been issued in several regions of Japan following a strong earthquake in the Philippines. Information about the threat appeared on the website of the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). The tsunami, whose waves are estimated to be one meter high, is likely to reach Japan early Sunday morning local time (Saturday evening in Greece), public broadcaster NHK said.

No casualties or damage have yet been reported in the Philippines, but police officer Joseph Lampa in Hinatuan said the quake was “very strong.”

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