A powerful earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale hit the Mindanao region of the Philippines on Monday, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).
Officials reported the earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers, or approximately 6.2 miles below the surface.
The German research center initially measured the tremor at magnitude 7.3 before revising it upward to 8.2. Following the seismic event, the U.S. Tsunami Warning System issued a tsunami alert for the affected region.
