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Magnitude 7.8 earthquake leaves 35 dead, 200 injured in Mindanao

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Police gather in front of a collapsed fast food restaurant after an 7.8 magnitude earthquake in General Santos City on June 8, 2026. (AFP)

(Updated as of 11:03 p.m.)

MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off Sarangani on Monday morning, killing at least 35 people, leaving 12 others missing and injuring more than 200 as buildings collapsed and landslides hit several areas in Mindanao.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the tectonic earthquake occurred at 7:37 a.m. It was initially recorded as magnitude 7.0 before being upgraded to magnitude 7.8.

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Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2242307/magnitude-7-8-quake-rocks-mindanao-topples-buildings-disrupts-classes?utm_source=%28direct%29&utm_medium=gallery&fbclid=IwY2xjawSWomFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFiU1pwVjNHT01iUFl0NFBuc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsglZazO-lvtRiDzYiZ4zlMi6Mny0W2jD7X-MDBn_HdiphDkzuYe0e3k7ck9_aem_7waXD6vrFTTzpn2jg0JTXQ


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