A tsunami warning was issued in the Philippines by the country’s seismology agency on Monday following a 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Mindanao.
Philippines Seismology Agency Director Dr. Teresito C. Bacolcol said that the first tsunami waves are expected to arrive between 7:37 a.m. and 9:37 a.m. local time.
“The waves may continue for hours,” added Bacolcol.
The German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) originally reported the earthquake as magnitude 8.2, but later downgraded it to 7.8.
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