7.8 magnitude earthquake strikes southern Philippines
This handout photo taken and released on June 8, 2026 by the Philippine Coast Guard shows a Coast Guard serviceman carrying an earthquake-affected student in Sta Cruz, Davao del Sur. (AFP)
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on June 8, killing at least three people, collapsing buildings, and sparking tsunami warnings across the region.
Authorities in the Philippines and Indonesia urged residents in affected coastal regions to move to higher ground immediately, after the offshore quake hit about 24 kilometres west of Mindanao island's Sarangani province, the United States Geological Survey said.
Videos posted to Facebook showed a shopping centre with a Jollibee fast food restaurant reduced to rubble in the province's General Santos City, while a school building that officials said was unoccupied crumpled in another.
