A powerful earthquake struck on Friday morning off the eastern coast of Mindanao, a southern island in the Philippines, and triggered a tsunami warning.
The 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck at 9:43 a.m. local time, according to the United States Geological Survey. The municipal governments of Davao City, General Santos City on the southern coast, and Sultan Kudarat City, which is on Mindanao’s western coast, have suspended classes at all levels and work in government offices.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology issued a tsunami warning minutes after the earthquake.
The quake struck 20 kilometers east of Santiago, a city in Davao Oriental province. It was felt in nearby Davao City, the Philippines’ third most populated metropolitan area, and hundreds of miles away in Cebu, where a 6.9-magnitude earthquake killed dozens in late September.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction & Management Council warned of aftershocks and damage from the earthquake and advised residents of several large islands including Samar, Leyte and Dinagat to be alert.
Francesca Regalado is a Times reporter covering breaking news.
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