7.8 Magnitude Earthquake in Southern Philippines Causes 4 Deaths, Damage, and a Tsunami

Vehicles damaged by debris after powerful earthquake in the Mindanao region, Philippines, on June 8, 2026. Ernesto Torres Jr via APMANILA, Philippines—An offshore magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked the southern Philippines early Monday, damaging buildings and a key access bridge in a large southern city and setting off a 1-meter (3-foot) tsunami that washed ashore on nearby coasts. At least four people were killed and more than 200 others injured, officials said.President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged people to go to higher ground in Philippine areas vulnerable to a tsunami, and Indonesian and Malaysian authorities also issued warnings to their nearby coastal areas.