Hello Everyone,
Did you know that the Southern Philippines had a big 7.8 magnitude earthquake on the 8th of June
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Mindanao in the Southern Philippines on Monday morning.It killed at least 12 people and injuring more than 200.
The Tsunami Warning Center said the tsunami danger had mostly passed.The waves were about one meter high in parts of the Philippines.There were also waves also detected in Indonesia and Malaysia people said there was no tsunami threat to New Zealand.
General Santos Is a busy city with more than 700,000 people, was one of the worst areas that got hit. Some buildings collapsed, a big bridge had cracks, and the city’s airport was temporarily closed. Seventeen domestic flights were cancelled that day and rescue workers were checking reports that some students may have been trapped in a collapsed school.
The earthquake was followed by many aftershocks and was even felt in nearby Malaysia. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said the national government was helping Mindanao. The Philippines often has earthquakes and volcanic eruptions because it lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire where many faults are found around the ocean.