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Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 370 words · By AFP; AP; EPA
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In Pictures Southern Philippines hit by 7.8-magnitude earthquake Offshore quake rocks Mindanao, killing at least 35 and injuring over 200.

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What happened

In Pictures Southern Philippines hit by 7.8-magnitude earthquake Offshore quake rocks Mindanao, killing at least 35 and injuring over 200.

Why it matters

An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 has struck the southern Philippines, killing at least 35 people and injuring more than 200.

Common ground

The quake on Monday is the strongest to hit the country this year, according to Teresito Bacolcol, director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 18 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Bacolcol said the quake struck at a depth of 33km (20 miles), about 32km (20 miles) southwest of Maasim town in Sarangani province.”
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Claim 2: “An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 has struck the southern Philippines”
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Wikipedia and multiple news sources (AP News, other web results) confirm a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the southern coast of Mindanao, Philippines, on June 8, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 8, 2026 ... DAVAO, Philippines (AP) — An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 hit the southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least 35 people, ...
https://apnews.com/article/philippines-earthquake-mindanao-6…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 7, 2026 ... A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Monday, causing widespread damage, triggering tsunami warnings and ...
https://www.facebook.com/MiddleEastEye/videos/a-powerful-78-…
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web search NEUTRAL — On June 8, 2026, at 07:37:40 PhST (UTC+08:00), a Mw 7.8 earthquake struck the southern coast of Mindanao in the Philippines. Its epicenter was off the coast ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Mindanao_earthquake
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Claim 3: “The epicentre was offshore near Mindanao, the second most populous island in the Philippine archipelago.”
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Claim 4: “The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the threat of a tsunami had largely passed about five hours after the quake.”
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Claim 5: “Several low-rise buildings collapsed or sustained heavy damage in the hard-hit city of General Santos.”
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The claim is corroborated by Al Jazeera, The Hindu, and other web search results mentioning collapsed low-rise buildings in General Santos.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — George Anthony Devolder Santos (born July 22, 1988) is an American former politician and convicted felon. He served as the U.S. representative for New York's 3rd congressional district from January to…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Santos (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈsɐ̃tus] , Saints), officially Municipality of Estância Balneária de Santos, is a city and municipality in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, founded in 1546 by the P…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The sea level has generally been rising since the end of the Last Glacial Maximum, which was around 20,000 years ago. Between 1901 and 2018, the average sea level rose by 15–25 cm (6–10 in), with an i…
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Claim 6: “Philippine officials also lifted a tsunami warning by mid-afternoon.”
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Claim 7: “The United States... said it was coordinating with Manila and was ready to support Philippine response efforts.”
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The provided evidence mentions US disaster assistance in Venezuela or general USAID projects in Mindanao, but does not explicitly confirm the specific statement that the US was 'coordinating with Manila and ready to support' in direct response to this specific earthquake.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Philippine–American War, known alternatively as the Filipino–American War, Philippine Insurrection, or Tagalog Insurgency, emerged in early 1899 following the United States' annexation of the for…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Philippine Division, or from 1944–1947 the 12th Infantry Division, was the core U.S. infantry division of the United States Army's Philippine Department before and during World War II. The divisi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Philippine Insular Government (Spanish: Gobierno de las Islas Filipinas) was an unincorporated territory of the United States that was established on April 11, 1899 upon ratification of the 1898 T…
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Claim 8: “France, Japan and New Zealand also expressed support.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim that France, Japan, and New Zealand expressed support.
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Claim 9: “Six shanties on stilts were damaged in a coastal village in Zamboanga del Sur province due to the quake and higher waves”
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Claim 10: “killing at least 35 people and injuring more than 200”
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Sources provide conflicting death tolls: Wikipedia reports at least 106 dead, one web source reports at least 32, AP News reports at least 12, and another reports at least 35. The injury count of 'more than 200' is consistently mentioned across several sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Demographic features of the Philippines include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population. Th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Filipinos (Filipino: Mga Pilipino) are citizens or people identified and related with the country or sovereign state of the Philippines. Filipinos come from various Austronesian peoples, all typically…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of about 7,641 islands, with a total area o…
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Claim 11: “most of the other deaths were caused by collapsing buildings and falling debris, including in a damaged mosque, in the southern provinces of South Cotabato and Davao Occidental and on Balut Island”
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Claim 12: “The Philippines frequently experiences earthquakes and volcanic eruptions because it lies on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” an arc of seismic faults encircling the ocean.”
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Claim 13: “Tsunami damage was reported in at least one southern coastal village”
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Two independent cross-references (The Hindu and Nypost) confirm that tsunami damage was reported in at least one southern coastal village.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Tsunami damage was reported in at least one southern coastal village
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Tsunami damage was reported in at least one southern coastal village
https://nypost.com/2026/06/08/world-news/terrified-philippin…
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Claim 14: “President Ferdinand Marcos Jr ordered the cancellation of classes and directed disaster-response agencies to immediately get to work in quake-hit provinces”
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Claim 15: “Four other villagers died in Sarangani”
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The provided evidence mentions deaths in Sarangani generally or in the context of a total death toll, but does not specifically confirm 'four other villagers' died in Sarangani separately from the landslide claim.
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web search NEUTRAL — The earthquake also caused severe damage and injuries in the Sangihe and Talaud Islands in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The earthquake was the strongest to hit the country since the 1990 Luzon earthquak…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Sarangani_earthquake
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web search NEUTRAL — Several people were killed in a southern Philippine province Monday mostly due to a landslide set off by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake, bringing the overall death toll wrought by the quake in the region …
https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/9.7226889
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web search NEUTRAL — The earthquake affected around 88,000 people across southern Mindanao, including 22,690 displaced residents. Officials said many residents remain in open spaces due to continuing aftershocks and conce…
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/death-toll-from-78-mag…
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Claim 16: “smaller waves were recorded in Indonesia, Palau and as far away as southern Japan.”
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Web search results confirm that tsunami warnings were issued for the Philippines, Indonesia, and Japan, and waves were recorded.
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 10, 2025 ... Shortly after the quake, large waves were reportedly seen rising along parts of the coastline, increasing concerns among local communities.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPoWUxIjCGX/
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 8, 2026 ... Philippines records tsunami waves after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake The highest tsunami wave recorded at 1.4 metre Samiksha Srivastava and ...
https://www.facebook.com/WIONews/posts/philippines-records-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 8, 2026 ... Following the seismic event, tsunami warnings were issued for the Philippines, Indonesia, and Japan. Authorities recorded 138 aftershocks ...
https://www.facebook.com/thethaigernews/posts/a-78-magnitude…
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Claim 17: “The quake on Monday is the strongest to hit the country this year, according to Teresito Bacolcol, director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.”
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Multiple web search results explicitly state that the earthquake on Monday was the strongest to hit the Philippines this year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 8, 2026, at 07:37:40 PhST (UTC+08:00), a Mw 7.8 earthquake struck the southern coast of Mindanao in the Philippines. Its epicenter was off the coast of Sarangani province in the region of Socc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Mindanao_earthquake
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The deputy speakers of the House of Representatives of the Philippines (Filipino: Mga Depyuti Ispiker ng Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas) are the second highest-ranking officials of the House…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — National Heroes Day (Filipino: Pambansang Araw ng mga Bayani) is a public holiday in the Philippines celebrated annually on the last Monday of August as a tribute to Filipino Heroes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Heroes_Day_(Philippin…
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Claim 18: “The quake also triggered a landslide in Glan, a municipality in the province of Sarangani, that killed 13 villagers”
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While Wikipedia confirms the earthquake's epicenter was off the coast of Sarangani, the provided evidence does not specifically mention a landslide in Glan that killed 13 villagers. The provided Wikipedia entries for '2026 Mindanao earthquake' and 'Sarangani' do not contain this specific detail.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On June 8, 2026, at 07:37:40 PhST (UTC+08:00), a Mw 7.8 earthquake struck the southern coast of Mindanao in the Philippines. Its epicenter was off the coast of Sarangani province in the region of Socc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Mindanao_earthquake
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — At 16:14 PST (08:14 UTC) on November 17, 2023, the province of Sarangani on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines was struck by an earthquake measuring Mww 6.7 or Mw 6.8. It had a maximum perceive…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/November_2023_Mindanao_earthqu…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sarangani, officially the Province of Sarangani (Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Sarangani; Hiligaynon: Kapuoran sang Sarangani; Maguindanaon: Dairat nu Sarangani, Jawi: دايرت نو سرڠان; Filipino: Lalawigan ng S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarangani
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