DAVAO, Philippines (AP) — An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 hit the southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least 35 people, injuring more than 200 others mostly in ruined buildings and sending a 1-meter (3-foot) tsunami into nearby coasts.

A major, 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck in the Celebes Sea near the Philippines on Monday, raising the possibility of a tsunami for the country’s coastlines, according to Unite

U.S. embassy warns residents "evacuate immediately to higher grounds or move farther inland."

[This report was first published July 27, 2022. It was updated in the wake of the magnitude-7.8 earthquake in Mindanao on Monday, June 8.] READ: Mindanao earthquake: 19 killed, hundreds hurt, buildings toppled MANILA,

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Monday. Authorities have confirmed at least 35 deaths as social media video shows collapsed buildings in the region. A 7.8-magnitude earthquake in the southern Philippines on Monday killed at least 35 people,