A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake off southern Philippines killed 15 people and injured more than 129, triggering tsunami alerts across the region before Indonesia lifted its warning.
Following the earthquakes, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued an advisory urging residents in coastal areas to evacuate to higher ground until further notice.
Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos has directed government agencies to immediately evacuate people in the coastal areas threatened by a tsunami after a powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Davao Oriental province in the southern Philippines on Friday morning.
An 8.8-magnitude earthquake is no ordinary event. It is the sort of seismic jolt that history remembers, one capable of reshaping coastlines and triggering tsunamis that level towns.
According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, the waves that reached Hawaii were 1.2 meters tall.
According to the USGS, tsunami waves as high as 1-3 meters are expected to hit Philippines.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) on Monday issued tsunami advisories for multiple locations after two earthquakes jolted the Izu Islands and Wakayama prefecture.
The earthquake's epicentre is said to be located around 187 km northwest of Enggano island and at a depth of 10 km under the seabed.
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu was also trailing from Amritsar East to AAP.
In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) today extended India's deep sympathy to the Government and the people of the Kingdom of Tonga for the damage and destruction caused by this unprecedented disaster.
