BANGKOK, June 8. /TASS/. A powerful magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck off the coast of the Philippines on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.

The epicenter was located 51 kilometers north of the city of General Santos, which has a population of approximately 697,000. The tremor struck at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers.

There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Concurrently, a tsunami warning has been issued for the region.