Jakarta (ANTARA) – The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has lifted the tsunami early warning following a magnitude 7.7 earthquake near Mindanao, Philippines, after monitoring confirmed that sea levels had stabilized.BMKG Head Teuku Faisal Fathani announced that the warning status was officially cleared at 10:15 a.m. Western Indonesian Time (WIB) on Monday.”Considering the current conditions related to observations in several affected areas, there is no longer any significant, dangerous sea level rise. Therefore, the tsunami early warning is declared over,” he stated.According to him, lifting the warning is crucial for the joint disaster management team to immediately carry out necessary consolidation and rescue measures at the affected locations.During the early tsunami warning period, the agency's tide gauges recorded wave arrivals in several locations. The highest wave reached 75 centimeters in Palengen, Sangihe, North Sulawesi, at 8:20 a.m. local time.Other wave anomalies were detected in Paleleh, Central Sulawesi, at 45 centimeters; Melonguane at 32 centimeters; Tahuna at 30 centimeters; Bitung at 29 centimeters; and in Loloda and Ternate, North Maluku, at 9 and 14 centimeters, respectively.BMKG stated that the strongest shaking was recorded in Miangas and Melonguane with an intensity of VI MMI, meaning the quake was felt by the entire population and caused falling wall plaster and chimney damage.Shocks measuring V MMI were felt in Siau and Tagulandang, while the Morotai region, North Halmahera, and Manado City experienced tremors measuring IV MMI, waking most residents.As of 10:00 a.m. local time, BMKG monitoring results indicated 20 aftershocks with magnitudes ranging from 3.9 to 6.7, two of which were felt by the public.Despite the end of the warning, BMKG advised the public to stay vigilant for structural damage from aftershocks and to inspect their homes before entering.