7.8 magnitude earthquake shakes part of southern Philippines. Tsunami possible
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Re: 7.8 magnitude earthquake shakes part of southern Philippines. Tsunami possible
#2Lots of sources claiming it might be anywhere between 8.0 and 9.0.
Re: 7.8 magnitude earthquake shakes part of southern Philippines. Tsunami possible
#3The most reliable up-to-date source is typically Phivolcs, but currently their website is overloaded, so X/Twitter:
https://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/earthquake-information/
https://x.com/phivolcs_dost?lang=en
> PHIVOLCS-DOST @phivolcs_dost
#EarthquakePH #EarthquakeSarangani #iFelt_SaranganiEarthquake
Earthquake Information No.2
Date and Time: 08 June 2026 - 07:37 AM Magnitude = 7.8 Depth = 033 km Location = 05.57°N, 124.98°E - 032 km S 04° W of Maasim (Sarangani)
http://x.com/phivolcs_dost/status/2063780683978535398 https://x.com/phivolcs_dost/status/2063780683978535398/photo...
Re: 7.8 magnitude earthquake shakes part of southern Philippines. Tsunami possible
#4Lots of sources claiming it might be anywhere between 8.0 and 9.0.
Al Jazeera:
> The US National Tsunami Warning Center, which downgraded the quake from an earlier estimate of magnitude 8.2, said the quake posed no threat to coastal areas of the US.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/8/tsunami-warnings-iss...
Re: 7.8 magnitude earthquake shakes part of southern Philippines. Tsunami possible
#5The most reliable up-to-date source is typically Phivolcs, but currently their website is overloaded, so X/Twitter: https://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/earthquake-information/ https://x.com/phivolcs_dost?lang=en > PHIVOLCS-DOST @phivolcs_dost #EarthquakePH #EarthquakeSarangani #iFelt_SaranganiEarthquake Earthquake Information No.2 Date and Time: 08 June 2026 - 07:37 AM Magnitude = 7.8 Depth = 033 km Location = 05.57°N,…
Phivolcs literally gets hugged to death after almost every significant event. Really unfortunate considering the subject matter.
Re: 7.8 magnitude earthquake shakes part of southern Philippines. Tsunami possible
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Re: 7.8 magnitude earthquake shakes part of southern Philippines. Tsunami possible
#7Civil Defence here in NZ is saying there's no tsunami threat (to NZ anyway):
Re: 7.8 magnitude earthquake shakes part of southern Philippines. Tsunami possible
#8The most reliable up-to-date source is typically Phivolcs, but currently their website is overloaded, so X/Twitter: https://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/earthquake-information/ https://x.com/phivolcs_dost?lang=en > PHIVOLCS-DOST @phivolcs_dost #EarthquakePH #EarthquakeSarangani #iFelt_SaranganiEarthquake Earthquake Information No.2 Date and Time: 08 June 2026 - 07:37 AM Magnitude = 7.8 Depth = 033 km Location = 05.57°N,…
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Re: 7.8 magnitude earthquake shakes part of southern Philippines. Tsunami possible
#9Lots of sources claiming it might be anywhere between 8.0 and 9.0.
Yes, that is common though. You have a variety of measurements, from a variety of technologies, from a variety of distances, and from a variety of sources. Given the damage a quake and tsunami can cause, especially the early measurements are estimates that later get corrected in light of new information. In Japan for example, it is very much not uncommon that early tsunami warnings are later cancelled. Yes, false alarms are bad, but the example I usually use in terms of how much time can matter is the 1983 Sea of Japan quake [1], where the tsunami hit in 12 minutes after the quake.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Sea_of_Japan_earthquake
Re: 7.8 magnitude earthquake shakes part of southern Philippines. Tsunami possible
#10Felt it ~600KM away in a high floor, building was swaying. Others didn't feel it and at first I thought I was just [unusually] light-headed or something, but then we realized a door was swinging back and forth slightly, and a hanging plant was swaying.