Overview
- A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Mindanao on Monday, producing a localized tsunami of about 1.48 meters and a prolonged sequence of aftershocks.
- The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology mapped coastal uplift of roughly two meters and shoreline shifts up to 200 meters that pushed former seabed above water.
- Government images and regional environment offices show long stretches of coral left dry with fish and other organisms dead, with the Pangyan marine sanctuary among the hardest hit.
- The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reports at least 65 people killed, 36 missing, about 735,000 people affected, roughly 73,000 in evacuation centers, and tens of thousands of damaged homes.
- Ongoing seismicity, including more than 5,860 aftershocks and a separate magnitude 6.2 quake about a week later, is complicating damage assessments and risks prolonging losses to coastal livelihoods and infrastructure.