At least 19 people are dead after a 7,8-magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines at 7:37 a.m. local time. Footage of the natural disaster is coming from the Philippines.
The earthquake struck an area offshore of the city of General Santos on Mindanao, the main island in the southern Philippines.
According to the police, at least 134 people were injured in the earthquake.
Several countries in the region, including the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan, issued tsunami warnings, but most of those warnings have since been lifted.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquake was at a depth of 10 kilometers.
The President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., said that he "instructed all competent state institutions to take immediate measures", urging citizens to take shelter at higher altitudes.
Earthquakes are a frequent occurrence in the Philippines, which is located on the geologically unstable Pacific Ring of Fire.
Although most earthquakes pass without major consequences, some can be deadly.
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