Earthquake of magnitude 7.3 strikes Mindanao, Philippines, GFZ says

By The Straits Times | Created at 2026-06-08 00:06:44 | Updated at 2026-06-09 05:29:13 1 day ago

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Published Jun 08, 2026, 07:57 AM

Updated Jun 08, 2026, 08:05 AM

An earthquake of magnitude 8.2 struck Mindanao in the Philippines on June 8, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

The quake was at a depth of 10km, GFZ said.

GFZ earlier pegged the earthquake at 7.3. The US Tsunami Warning System issued a tsunami threat to the earthquake. REUTERS

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