This image from a video shows dust and debris outside a building after a powerful earthquake in General Santos city on the island of Mindanao, Philippines Monday, June 8, 2026. (Ernesto Torres Jr via AP)<\/small><\/p>\n
2026-06-08T00:13:23Z<\/p>\n
MANILA, Philippines (AP) \u2014 A magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook part of the southern Philippines early Monday, causing damage in a key coastal city, knocking down power and sparking a tsunami warning on some regional coasts.<\/p>\n
People were urged to go to higher ground. There were no immediate reports of casualties, and it was not clear if people were trapped or injured in the collapse of a small building in General Santos city. The coastal city of more than 700,000 people is a commercial hub on the island of Mindanao known for its tuna processing industry. <\/p>\n
The epicenter was 13 kilometers (8 miles) southwest of General Santos and had a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. It struck at 7:37 a.m.<\/p>\n
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said tsunami waves up to 3 meters (10 feet) were possible on some coasts of the Philippines. Waves up to 1 meter (3 feet) were possible on some coasts of Indonesia and Malaysia.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe advise people to evacuate to higher grounds or go further inland,\u201d Teresito Bacolcol, the head of the Philippine institute, warned people living in coastal areas. <\/p>\n
Smaller sea changes were possible in Taiwan, Japan, Guam, Papua New Guinea and several island nations and territories in the western Pacific. There was no threat to Hawaii, the PTWC said.<\/p>\n
DZRH radio station in Manila reported that the small commercial building where its provincial branch was located partly collapsed and staffers dashed to the ground floor without injuries. It wasn\u2019t clear if other people were trapped in the rubble of the four-story office building due to the quake, which struck before office hours.<\/p>\n