Footage shows the building’s upper sections suddenly collapsing onto the ground-floor restaurant. Bystanders scream and retreat as thick clouds of dust engulf the street.
The multi-storey complex also housed local broadcasters LOVE Radio Gensan and DZRH News FM. Rescue teams were deployed around damaged buildings as authorities searched for people potentially trapped beneath debris.
A building collapses in General Santos, the Philippines, after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake on June 8, 2026. Video by Viory
The offshore earthquake struck at 07:37 local time near Sarangani Province. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology classified it as a magnitude 7.8 event and warned that damage and aftershocks were expected.
A powerful magnitude 6.7 aftershock later shook General Santos, Davao and Zamboanga. State seismologists again warned of possible damage and further tremors.
