Powerful earthquake in southern Philippines leaves at least 35 dead
Police gather in front of a collapsed Jollibee fast food restaurant after an 7.8-magnitude earthquake in General Santos City, Philippines, on 8 June 2026. Photograph: Edwin Espejo/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenPolice gather in front of a collapsed Jollibee fast food restaurant after an 7.8-magnitude earthquake in General Santos City, Philippines, on 8 June 2026. No further information on casualties was immediately available from the office of civil defence.The epicentre was 8 miles (13km) south-west of General Santos City, Mindanao, with a depth of 6.2 miles, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology in its initial report.
- ▪Police gather in front of a collapsed Jollibee fast food restaurant after an 7.8-magnitude earthquake in General Santos City, Philippines, on 8 June 2026.
- ▪Photograph: Edwin Espejo/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenPolice gather in front of a collapsed Jollibee fast food restaurant after an 7.8-magnitude earthquake in General Santos City, Philippines, on 8 June 2026.
- ▪No further information on casualties was immediately available from the office of civil defence.The epicentre was 8 miles (13km) south-west of General Santos City, Mindanao, with a depth of 6.2 miles, according to the Philippine Institute o
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Police gather in front of a collapsed Jollibee fast food restaurant after an 7.8-magnitude earthquake in General Santos City, Philippines, on 8 June 2026. Photograph: Edwin Espejo/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenPolice gather in front of a collapsed Jollibee fast food restaurant after an 7.8-magnitude earthquake in General Santos City, Philippines, on 8 June 2026. Photograph: Edwin Espejo/AFP/Getty ImagesPhilippinesAt least 15 killed as powerful earthquake strikes southern Philippines Residents warned not to enter damaged homes or other buildings owing to threat of aftershocks after 7.8-magnitude quakeNatasha May and agenciesMon 8 Jun 2026 03.12 EDTFirst published on Sun 7 Jun 2026 21.20 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA magnitude-7.8 earthquake shook part of the southern…
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