2026.06.08 09:47

An offshore magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked the southern Philippines Monday, leaving at least 12 people dead, injuring more than 200 others.

Axar.az reports, citing The Associated Press, that most of the casualties occurred in damaged buildings. The quake also triggered a tsunami of up to one meter (three feet) along nearby coastlines.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the threat of a tsunami had largely passed about five hours after the quake struck the southern region of Mindanao.

There have been no reports of damage or casualties from the tsunami, Teresito Bacolcol, the director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, said.

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The death toll from the earthquake has risen to 19. It is also reported that the number of injured has exceeded 200.

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The death toll from a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Monday has risen to at least 32, with 134 people injured.

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The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck the southern Philippines has risen to 41, with more than 450 people injured.

Thousands of residents remain displaced.