Updated: June 15, 2026
Key headlines
- A strong MW 7.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Mindanao in southern Philippines on the morning of June 8 at 07:37 am local time.
- Serious damage has occurred in General Santos City, where several buildings have collapsed.
- Bastille Post has reported that 54,000 houses and 725 infrastructure facilities have been damaged, with estimated damages exceeding 1 billion pesos (US$16.4 million)
- As of June 15, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council have reported that there have been 65 fatalities, with 36 missing and 1,447 injured. These figures still to be validated.
- More than 50 landslides have occurred. There has been widespread damage to roads, bridges and power and water supplies in the area, much of which is still to be restored to service at the time of writing.
- The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued an alert for the region. Some tsunami damage was reported in the local area, and waves were later measured in Japan and Indonesia, although no damage outside of Philippines has been reported. Channel News Asia (CNA) has reported that the coastal seabed uplifted by approximately 2 meters, extending the shoreline and exposing coral reefs and seagrass beds.
- The Philippines Insurers and Reinsurers Association (PIRA) has stated that while there will be insured losses, it is too early to assess at this stage.
- AM Best has reported that as the uptake rate of insurance is low in the Philippines, especially outside of Manila, there is expected to be a large divergence between insured and economic losses.