Overview
- An offshore magnitude 7.8 quake struck southern Mindanao on Monday, June 8, producing strong ground shaking, building collapses and widespread service interruptions.
- Philippine authorities raised the confirmed death toll to 45 by June 10 and said hundreds were injured while thousands of people have been displaced or otherwise affected.
- Tsunami warnings were issued regionally after the quake and local stations recorded waves up to about 1.48 meters in Kiamba before officials cancelled the broader threat.
- Hundreds of aftershocks, including replicas reported up to roughly magnitude 6.4, have kept buildings unstable and complicated search-and-rescue operations in General Santos, Sarangani and neighboring provinces.
- President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered evacuations, class suspensions and emergency deployments while national teams and international partners work to complete damage assessments and deliver humanitarian aid.