The quake struck off the eastern side of Mindanao island, some 123 kilometers (79 miles) from the island’s capital Davao, at a depth of 58.1 kilometers (36 miles), according to USGS. There were no immediate reports of damage.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said a “destructive tsunami is expected with life threatening wave heights” and warned people in coastal areas of east and southern Philippines to evacuate. Phivolcs put the quake’s magnitude at 7.6.
