The Southeast Asian country has been shaken by a terrible earthquake. The earthquake measured 8.2 on the Richter scale and was felt on Monday morning. The tremors were so intense that many houses collapsed. One death has already been reported in this incident. Many others were injured. A tsunami warning has also been issued for the earthquake.
The earthquake struck near the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. The strong earthquake triggered a strong tsunami warning in coastal areas of Asia, including the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan.
The US Geological Survey (USGS) and the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said the first quake was felt at 7.40am local time. Tremors were also felt in the neighboring Indonesian provinces of North Sulawesi and North Maluku. The Philippine government has issued a warning to its citizens following a powerful earthquake.
Citizens living in the southern coastal areas of the country have been asked to evacuate to safe places away from the coast. The government has asked residents to immediately seek shelter on higher ground. The earthquake is expected to generate tsunami waves up to 3 meters high off the coast of the Philippines. Tsunami waves are also expected to hit Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Guam, Papua New Guinea and several countries in the western Pacific.
A strong earthquake hit Bhutan on Sunday night. The magnitude of the earthquake was 5.8 on the Richter scale. An earthquake hit the capital Thimpu. As the epicenter of the earthquake was in the border region of Bhutan, tremors were felt in several areas of India, China, Bangladesh and Nepal. The earthquake was also felt in parts of Assam, North Bengal and Meghalaya.