Sri Lanka, Oct. 10 -- A tsunami warning has been issued for the Philippines and neighbouring regions of Indonesia after a powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit the region on Mindanao on Friday morning.
The US Tsunami Warning System and Philippine seismology agency both issued tsunami warnings, saying hazardous tsunami waves were possible for coasts located within 300km (186 miles) of the earthquake's epicentre in the southern Philippines.
The Philippine seismology office said damage and aftershocks were expected.
Footage shared on social media shows people crouching on the ground, bracing themselves on all fours to keep their balance as the ground shook violently beneath them. Motorcycles were knocked over by the force of the tremor.
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