Mindanao
Americannoun
noun
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On the Philippine island of Mindanao, families have been buried overnight by landslides, and rescuers are still searching for those missing.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The Cotabato Trench, which lies as close as 50 kilometres off Mindanao, is the site of frequent seismic activity, including a "swarm" of thousands of mostly small tremors recorded in January.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
The earthquake, which struck on Monday morning, triggered tsunami warnings in Indonesia, south of Mindanao and across Japan's Pacific coast, displacing tens of thousands of people.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
The quake hit at 7:37 a.m. local time about 20 miles south of the municipality of Maasim off the southern island of Mindanao, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
The monkeys themselves came from coastal rain forests on the island of Mindanao.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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