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Platform: THREADS Author: @aldrian_willon --- Caption/Description --- Please pray for the island of Mindanao 🙏. An earthquake of 7.8 scale richter hit the island today at 7.40 am Malaysian time triggering tsunami alert in Malaysia. #tsunami #mindanao #Philippines #earthquake ---VERIFICATION_SUMMARY--- Platform: THREADS Author: @aldrian_willon --- Caption/Description --- Please pray for the island of Mindanao 🙏. An earthquake of 7.8 scale richter hit the island today at 7.40 am Malaysian time triggering tsunami alert in Malaysia. #tsunami #mindanao #Philippines #earthquake --- Claims to Verify --- 1. An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale hit Mindanao island. 2. The earthquake occurred at 7:40 am Malaysian time. 3. The earthquake triggered a tsunami alert in Malaysia. --- Verification Focus --- Mindanao earthquake 7.8 magnitude today tsunami alert Malaysia Mindanao earthquake Mindanao earthquake 7:40 am Malaysian time USGS Mindanao earthquake Philippines recent Malaysia Meteorological Department tsunami warning

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1. verified: This post was posted by @aldrian_willon on Threads.
   The content is provided directly from the author's Threads account as the source for verification.
2. verified: An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 on the Richter scale hit Mindanao island.
   A 7.8 magnitude (Mw) earthquake occurred offshore Sarangani, Mindanao, on June 8, 2026. While 'Richter' is a colloquialism for magnitude, the scale and location are accurate.
3. verified: The earthquake occurred at 7:40 am Malaysian time.
   The earthquake struck at 07:37:40 AM Philippine Standard Time (PST), which is identical to Malaysian Time (UTC+8). The 7:40 AM claim is a minor rounding of the official time.
4. verified: The earthquake triggered a tsunami alert in Malaysia.
   MetMalaysia issued a tsunami advisory for the coastal areas of Tawau, Semporna, Kunak, and Lahad Datu in Sabah at 8:36 AM on June 8, 2026, following the earthquake.

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• dost.gov.ph — dost.gov.ph
• malaymail.com — malaymail.com
• straitstimes.com — straitstimes.com
• yahoo.com — yahoo.com
• verafiles.org — verafiles.org
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• abs-cbn.com — abs-cbn.com
• thestar.com.my — thestar.com.my
• usembassy.gov — usembassy.gov
• businesstoday.com.my — businesstoday.com.my
• Threads Post by @aldrian_willon — Threads
• PRIMER ON THE 08 JUNE 2026 MAGNITUDE (MW) 7.8 OFFSHORE SARANGANI EARTHQUAKE — PHIVOLCS
• M 7.8 - 26 km WSW of Kablalan, Philippines — USGS
• 2026 Mindanao earthquake — Wikipedia
• Natural Disaster Alert: Magnitude 7.8 Earthquake, Tsunami Warning affecting Mindanao — U.S. Embassy in the Philippines
• MetMalaysia lifts tsunami advisory for Sabah's east coast after powerful Mindanao earthquake — Malay Mail
• MetMalaysia lifts tsunami advisory for Sabah — The Star
• Tsunami alert in east Sabah: Tremors felt in Tawau, Semporna following 7.9 quake off Mindanao — Daily Express Malaysia
• Earthquake in the Philippines right now.. Even the people on the ground are being swayed — Reddit
• LIVE UPDATES: Magnitude 7.8 earthquake, tsunami warning in Mindanao — Philippine Daily Inquirer
• Magnitude 7.8 earthquake hits Philippines; at least 35 killed — Los Angeles Times

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