
Magnitude 7.8 Earthquake Strikes Mindanao, Causing Widespread Damage and Tsunami Threat
A powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Mindanao, Philippines, causing significant damage to structures, roads, and over 6,000 schools. The quake also triggered a tsunami threat, leading to preemptive evacuations and observed tsunami waves in six areas.
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The magnitude-7.8 quake triggered small tsunami waves in the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan.
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The quake struck off the island of Mindanao, raising fears of possible tsunamis in the Philippines, Japan, Malaysia and Indonesia.
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People told to prepare for waves of up to three metres in parts of the Philippines, with smaller waves possible in Indonesia and Malaysia A magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook part of the southern Philippines early on Monday, sparking tsunami warnings on some regional coasts, collapsing some houses and killing at least one person. “Many buildings were affected, but I cannot enumerate them now because we are busy with ongoing rescues,” Master Sergeant Robert Dagon of the General Santos City police...
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The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the epicenter was 8 miles from General Santos city on the island of Mindanao.
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Tsunami warnings were issued after an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck off Mindanao in the southern Philippines on Monday.
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The Philippines and Indonesia both issued tsunami warnings after a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Mindanao. At least 15 people were killed and more than 200 injured.
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An earthquake of magnitude 8.2 struck Mindanao in the Philippines on Monday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10km (six miles), GFZ said. GFZ earlier pegged the earthquake at 7.3. No information on damage was immediately available. The epicentre was 24.7km west-southwest of Burias, the US Geological Survey said. It struck at 7.37am. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said tsunami waves were possible in the Philippines and Malaysia. Th...
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At least 15 people were feared dead in the southern Philippines on Monday after a powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the island of Mindanao, triggering tsunami warnings across several countries. The quake came early in the morning as schools were reopening in the Philippines after a long break, with the tremors felt strongly in a dozen provinces and 420 km (261 miles) away in the city of Manado on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Tsunami alerts were issued in the southern Philipp...
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At least 12 people were killed and more than 200 others were injured in Mindanao
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Philippines Seismology Agency Director Dr. Teresito C. Bacolcol said that the first tsunami waves are expected to arrive between 7:37 a.m. and 9:37 a.m. local time.
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Philippine authorities urged people in affected coastal regions to move to higher ground after the offshore quake hit south of General Santos.
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The offshore quake hit at a depth of 35km about 24km west of Mindanao island's Sarangani province.
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Mindanao Island is surrounded by three active subduction trenches
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Read full article →LOOK: Damaged structures across Mindanao after magnitude 7.8 quake
The elementary school building of the Notre Dame of Dadiangas University in General Santos City collapsed after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Mindanao on Monday, June 8, 2026. The powerful tremor prompted evacuations and damage assessments across several areas in southern Mindanao. (Photo courtesy of Br. Manuel de Leon, Notre Dame of Dadiangas University president)
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A magnitude 7.8 earthquake jolted cities and provinces in Central Mindanao early Monday, June 8, damaging dozens of buildings and other structures and leaving two residents dead.
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Tsunami alerts issued in southern Philippines, northern Indonesia and the Malaysian state of Sabah on Borneo island
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A 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the southern Philippines on Monday killed at least one person and collapsed buildings, police said, as the disaster sparked tsunami warnings across the region.
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Buildings Collapse After 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Philippines; Tsunami Warnings Issued A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Sarangani province in Mindanao early Monday morning, triggering tsunami warnings and causing reported building collapses in the General Santos area. The quake hit at approximately 7:37 a.m. local time, with its epicenter located roughly 26 kilometers southwest of Kablalan in Sarangani Province. The U.S. Geological Survey re...
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The offshore earthquake struck at about 7:37 a.m. local time, with its epicentre located southwest of Maasim town in Sarangani province at a depth of approximately 33 kilometres, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. The post Powerful earthquake hits Southern Philippines, kills 12 appeared first on Vanguard News.
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At least 129 people have been injured following the extremely powerful earthquake that struck offshore near Mindanao at a depth of 35 kilometers. The Philippines is located on the so-called “Pacific Ring of Fire,” a zone of intense seismic and volcanic activity The post At least 15 dead after 7.8-magnitude earthquake in the Philippines – Shocking videos show building collapses appeared first on ProtoThema English.
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A Philippine disaster official said on Monday that authorities are verifying reports of at least five deaths in the southern city of General Santos from a magnitude 7.8 earthquake.
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