VIDEO shows buildings falling during magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Philippines

7.8 magnitude earthquake hits the Philippines and collapses buildings
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the island of Mindanao, in the Philippines, on Monday (Sunday night, the 7th, Brasília time), reported the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ). The tremor even collapsed buildings in the region. (See video above)
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The initial warning indicated a magnitude of 8.2, but was later revised by the German institute.
A tsunami warning was activated for regions of the country and neighboring Indonesia. The Philippine seismological agency predicts waves more than one meter above the normal tide level.
The epicenter of the quake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), according to the GFZ.
Mindanao is the second largest island in the Philippines in terms of extension and lies in the south of the archipelago. It has 27.3 million inhabitants, making it the seventh most populous island in the world.
The country is part of the "Ring of Fire", a region of volcanoes and oceanic trenches that partially surround the Pacific Basin, and which is highly prone to seismic movements of great magnitude.
Site of earthquake recorded in the Philippines on June 8, 2026
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Magnitude
The amount of energy released at the epicenter of earthquake tremor is called magnitude and measured by the Richter scale. It is logarithmic: this means that each increase of one point represents a release of energy approximately 32 times greater.
Although there is no "absolute theoretical limit", scientists estimate that, in the current Earth's crust, the largest possible earthquake would have a magnitude between 9.5 and 10. The largest ever officially recorded was that of Chile, in 1960, with 9.5 degrees.
7.8 magnitude earthquake hits Philippines and collapses buildings.
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