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A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Sarangani province in southern Mindanao on June 8, 2026, the strongest to hit the Philippines since 1990. The quake triggered tsunami warnings across nine provinces and multiple Pacific nations, collapsed buildings in General Santos City, and exposed persistent gaps in seismic building code enforcement, post-disaster housing delivery, and early warning infrastructure in one of the world's most earthquake-prone regions.