I was in that earthquake. Was finally able to check in to a hotel now. It was very scary. The room was shaking for at least 5 minutes and the walls were cracking. We all ran outside, down the stairs, and waited across the street until the engineers told us to walk far away. Then the siding started falling from the building (29 floors).
Unacceptable given it could be life and death. Understandable that clients' coverage struggles courtesy of Philippines' patchy cellular networks, but far less forgivable that a server for a critical emergency website has problems.
Felt it ~600KM away in a high floor, building was swaying. Others didn't feel it and at first I thought I was just [unusually] light-headed or something, but then we realized a door was swinging back and forth slightly, and a hanging plant was swaying.
> The US National Tsunami Warning Center, which downgraded the quake from an earlier estimate of magnitude 8.2, said the quake posed no threat to coastal areas of the US.
Yes, that is common though. You have a variety of measurements, from a variety of technologies, from a variety of distances, and from a variety of sources. Given the damage a quake and tsunami can cause, especially the early measurements are estimates that later get corrected in light of new information. In Japan for example, it is very much not uncommon that early tsunami warnings are later cancelled. Yes, false alarms are bad, but the example I usually use in terms of how much time can matter is the 1983 Sea of Japan quake [1], where the tsunami hit in 12 minutes after the quake.
https://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/earthquake-information/
https://x.com/phivolcs_dost?lang=en
> PHIVOLCS-DOST @phivolcs_dost
#EarthquakePH #EarthquakeSarangani #iFelt_SaranganiEarthquake
Earthquake Information No.2
Date and Time: 08 June 2026 - 07:37 AM Magnitude = 7.8 Depth = 033 km Location = 05.57°N, 124.98°E - 032 km S 04° W of Maasim (Sarangani)
http://x.com/phivolcs_dost/status/2063780683978535398 https://x.com/phivolcs_dost/status/2063780683978535398/photo...
https://www.civildefence.govt.nz/
Here's the AP source which is being updated more rapidly, including title updates:
https://apnews.com/article/philippines-earthquake-mindanao-6...
> The US National Tsunami Warning Center, which downgraded the quake from an earlier estimate of magnitude 8.2, said the quake posed no threat to coastal areas of the US.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/8/tsunami-warnings-iss...
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Sea_of_Japan_earthquake