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  5. 7.8-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Philippines, Kills at Least 35, Triggers Tsunami

7.8-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Philippines, Kills at Least 35, Triggers Tsunami

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A powerful earthquake, with magnitudes reported between 7.8 and 8.2, struck the southern Philippines near Mindanao on Monday morning, causing significant structural damage and building collapses. Authorities reported varying casualty figures, including up to 35 deaths and over 200 injuries, while also issuing tsunami warnings that were eventually lifted after several hours.

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  1. PH
    Ferdinand Marcos Jr
    1. The national government is moving and we will not leave Mindanao behind.
    2. Move to higher ground now. Do not wait.
  2. PH
    Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
    1. Boats already at sea during this period should stay offshore in deep waters until further advised.
    2. Owners of boats in harbours, estuaries or shallow coastal water of the above-mentioned provinces should secure their boats and move away from the waterfront.
  3. PH
    Rod Sosmeña
    1. The shaking was very strong and people dashed out of houses into the streets.
  4. PH
    Robert Dagon
    1. Many buildings were affected, but I cannot enumerate them now because we are busy with ongoing rescues.
  5. PH
    Raffy Alejandro
    1. We cannot force the immediate reopening of schools because we have to ensure the integrity of the buildings.
  6. PH
    Ednar Dayanghirang
    1. We required all school principals to take one-day courses on incident management, then they appointed disaster-response teams among teachers to deal with earthquakes, tsunamis.
  7. PH
    Agripino Dacera
    National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
    1. All the villages along the coast were instructed to proceed to evacuation centres.
    2. As of now, 80% of the population has moved to higher ground.
  8. PH
    Teresito Bacolcol
    Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
    1. It's good that our efforts to educate people on what to do when earthquakes hit somehow paid off.
    2. It's a major earthquake and we're expecting damage.
    3. We advise people to evacuate to higher grounds or go further inland.

sources

  1. 1.The Times of India
  2. 2.Hindustan Times
  3. 3.The New York Times
  4. 4.Arab News
  5. 5.The Guardian
  6. 6.CTV News
  7. 7.Jakarta Globe
  8. 8.ABC News
  9. 9.Euronews
  10. 10.Al Jazeera
  11. 11.CNN
  12. 12.Le Monde

perspectives

  1. 1.Natural Disasters
  2. 2.Earthquakes
  3. 3.Philippines under Marcos Jr

countries

  1. 1.PhilippinesPH
  2. 2.IndonesiaID
  3. 3.JapanJP
  4. 4.MalaysiaMY
  5. 5.PalauPW
  6. 6.United StatesUS
  7. 7.Papua New GuineaPG
  8. 8.Taiwan, Province of ChinaTW
  9. 9.FranceFR
  10. 10.GuamGU
  11. 11.New ZealandNZ
  12. 12.Russian FederationRU

organizations

  1. 1.Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
  2. 2.US Geological Service
  3. 3.Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre
  4. 4.German Research Center for Geosciences
  5. 5.Jollibee
  6. 6.US Tsunami Warning Center
  7. 7.Japan Meteorological Agency
  8. 8.Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
  9. 9.Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency
  10. 10.Google Trends
  11. 11.International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent
  12. 12.Catholic Church

persons

  1. 1.Teresito BacolcolPH
  2. 2.Ferdinand Marcos JrPH
  3. 3.Rod SosmeñaPH
  4. 4.Ednar DayanghirangPH
  5. 5.Benjie Ancheta
  6. 6.Robert DagonPH
  7. 7.Agripino DaceraPH
  8. 8.Raffy AlejandroPH
  9. 9.Rene Punzalan
  10. 10.Rosavel Cachuela
  11. 11.Eric Apolonio
  12. 12.Joey Deluvio

technicals

  1. 1.Mindanao Island
  2. 2.Pacific Ring of Fire
  3. 3.Pacific Ocean
  4. 4.Sulawesi Island
  5. 5.Borneo Island
  6. 6.Balut Island
  7. 7.Sangihe Islands
  8. 8.Celebes Sea
  9. 9.General Santos International Airport
  10. 10.Northern Mariana Islands
  11. 11.Sosmena
  12. 12.St Marcellin Chapel