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damage after an earthquake in General Santos, Philippines, Monday, June 8, 2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5000x3750+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd2%2F7d%2Feb4d78ba4955b422913a55bc385c%2Fap26159190187875.jpg)
earthquake in General Santos, Mindanao Island, Philippines, on June 8, 2026 [Handout/GenSan DEV via Reuters] Other images showed extensive damage
General Santos. Tsunami damage was reported in at least one southern coastal village, while smaller waves were recorded in Indonesia, Palau and as far away as southern Japan. The quake also triggered a landslide
General Santos City, Mindanao, with a depth of 6.2 miles, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology in its initial report. It struck at 7.37am. The US Geological Survey said the magnitude
General Santos remained closed, forcing the cancellation of 63 domestic flights. Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Lo, reporting from the capital, Manila, said it was a miracle that the death toll was not in the hundreds
earthquake shook part of the southern [Philippines](https://www.theguardian.com/world/philippines) early on Monday, sparking tsunami warnings on some regional coasts, collapsing some houses and killing at least one person. “Many buildings were affected
General Santos hospital was evacuated due to concerns about cracks on higher floors, while one of the buildings at the city’s Notre Dame of Dadiangas University collapsed, but no one was inside
damaged by their estimate so far, he added. The Philippines is routinely struck by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions because it lies on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, where there is increased seismic activity