Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has canceled the tsunami warning issued for northern coastal areas following a strong earthquake in the Philippines. The agency observed that sea levels had returned to normal, ending the alert. Minor tsunami waves were detected at monitoring stations in northern Indonesia earlier on Monday.
Residents in northeastern Indonesia experienced panic due to the powerful earthquake in the Philippines, which was felt across various cities and villages. However, there have been no immediate reports of casualties. The Philippine earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.8, prompted Indonesia’s BMKG to issue the tsunami warning for its northeastern coastal regions.
At least five fatalities have been reported by local disaster officials in General Santos City. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology recorded a maximum wave height of 1.4 meters. Some buildings collapsed, leading to power outages, and tremors were felt in neighboring provinces.
The institute advised nine coastal provinces to evacuate to higher ground or inland due to the tsunami warning. The first tsunami waves were expected to arrive on Monday morning and persist for several hours. Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos directed disaster response efforts and urged residents to move to safer locations for evacuation.
