DAVAO, Philippines (AP) — An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 hit the southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least 35 people, injuring more than 200 others mostly in ruined buildings and sending a 1-meter (3-foot) tsunami into nearby coasts.

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit the Philippines happened at a subduction zone. Such places are capable of producing the largest earthquakes possible

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On October 1, 2025, in Cebu, Philippines, @tadeoonglim shared a video showing the aftermath of a magnitude 6.9 earthquake in northern Cebu. In the video, the author captures a large, deep fissure running through the center of a paved road, with exposed ...