A building in General Santos City lies severely damaged following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Sarangani Province, southern Philippines, on 8 June 2026. Authorities confirmed at least 15 deaths and 134 injuries.
Authorities confirmed at least 15 people dead and 134 others injured after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Sarangani Province in the southern Philippines on 8 June 2026, with structural damage visible across General Santos City.
Buildings in General Santos City sustained heavy structural damage after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Philippines on 8 June 2026. Authorities reported 15 fatalities and at least 134 people hurt, according to officials.
The magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Sarangani Province in the southern Philippines on Monday morning, 8 June 2026, leaving at least 15 dead and 134 injured, with emergency response teams deployed across affected areas.
A vehicle was left severely damaged in General Santos City after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Sarangani Province, southern Philippines, on 8 June 2026. The quake killed at least 15 people and injured 134 others, authorities said.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the tectonic quake struck at 7:37 a.m. local time on 8 June 2026, at a depth of 33 km, with its epicentre 32 km southwest of Maasim town, Sarangani Province, Mindanao Island. The highest wave recorded reached 1.4 metres.
Commercial shops in General Santos City — a city of approximately 700,000 residents on Mindanao Island — were wrecked by the 7.8 magnitude offshore earthquake on 8 June 2026. A local disaster official confirmed at least five deaths in early reports.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) issued a tsunami warning after a magnitude 7.8 offshore earthquake struck waters in the southern Philippines on Monday morning, 8 June 2026, according to local media reports.
PHIVOLCS warned of a possible tsunami following the 7.8 magnitude offshore earthquake that hit the southern Philippines on 8 June 2026. Local media reported at least one person killed and four injured in initial assessments before the toll climbed further.
Local media in the Philippines initially reported at least one person killed and four injured after the 7.8 magnitude offshore earthquake struck on 8 June 2026. PHIVOLCS simultaneously issued a tsunami warning for southern coastal areas.
Large cracks split roads across South Cotabato Province following the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on 8 June 2026. PHIVOLCS confirmed the offshore quake struck southern Philippines waters on Monday morning and issued a tsunami warning.
A large crack on a road in South Cotabato Province illustrates the scale of ground deformation caused by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on 8 June 2026. PHIVOLCS warned of a tsunami as the quake struck southern Philippines waters that Monday morning.