Philippines: Buildings collapse and tsunami evacuations ordered after powerful earthquake – follow live

The 7.8 magnitude quake hits offshore in the southern island of Mindanao prompting tsunami warnings in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia.

Multiple aftershocks – at least 16 of them – have been recorded since the initial quake that struck off the coast of the southern Philippines at 07:37 local time (23:37 GMT).

These range from magnitudes of 1.3 to 6.7, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

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