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The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned waves up to 10 feet were possible along Philippine coasts after Monday’s powerful quake
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Mindanao in the southern Philippines late on June 7, 2026, prompting the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center to warn that waves reaching up to 3 meters, roughly 10 feet, could hit nearby coastlines.
The strongest earthquake to hit the Philippines this year was centered at sea and caused damage in a key coastal city, knocking down power and setting off 1-metre tsunami waves along nearby coasts, officials said.
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On April 1, 1946, a magnitude 8.6 earthquake struck near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, triggering a tsunami that barreled across the Pacific and killed 159 people on the island of Hawaii. In the aftermath of this catastrophe, the U.S. tsunami warning system ...