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A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Sarangani province in the southern Philippines on June 8, 2026, killing at least 37 people, injuring nearly 500, and displacing more than 32,000 residents. Over 1,100 aftershocks have followed, including three above magnitude 6.0, while rescue teams search for survivors and seismologists warn of continued secondary hazards from the Cotabato Trench fault system.