LIST: Killer earthquakes in the Philippines
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A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Sarangani province in the southern Philippines on Monday morning, causing multiple deaths and significant structural damage including collapsed buildings across General Santos City and Mindanao. The powerful tremor triggered tsunami warnings throughout Southeast Asia and the Pacific region, prompting authorities to order coastal evacuations as rescue efforts began.
[This report was first published July 27, 2022.
It was updated in the wake of the magnitude-7.8 earthquake in Mindanao on Monday, June 8.] READ: Magnitude 7.8 quake rocks Mindanao, topples buildings, disrupts classes MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck off Sarangani on Monday, June 8, resulting in structural damage, service disruptions and class ...