A powerful earthquake measuring 7.6 magnitude struck the Mindanao region of the Philippines on Friday, triggering tsunami warnings for nearby coastal areas, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 58 kilometers beneath the surface. EMSC had initially reported the earthquake's magnitude as 7.2 before revising it upward to 7.6. The US Tsunami Warning System issued an alert, warning that dangerous tsunami waves could potentially affect coastal areas within 300 kilometers of the earthquake's epicenter. Indonesia also issued a tsunami warning for northern Sulawesi and Papua regions after a strong earthquake hit the southern Philippines, Indonesia's geophysics agency said. The agency's modelling suggested

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