Residents have been advised to move away from the coast after the quake, which occurred at a depth of 10km
1-MIN READ1-MIN ListenAgenciesPublished: 8:26am, 8 Jun 2026Updated: 8:33am, 8 Jun 2026An earthquake of magnitude 8.2 struck Mindanao in the Philippines on Monday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.The quake was at a depth of 10km (six miles), GFZ said. GFZ earlier pegged the earthquake at 7.3.
No information on damage was immediately available.
The epicentre was 24.7km west-southwest of Burias, the US Geological Survey said. It struck at 7.37am.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said tsunami waves were possible in the Philippines and Malaysia.
The Philippines Seismology Agency has advised people in coastal areas in some southern provinces to evacuate to higher ground or move further inland.
