At 7.37am on Monday 8 June 2026, a powerful 7.8‑magnitude earthquake struck off the southern island of Mindanao.
The epicentre was located 8 miles (13km) south-west of General Santos City, at a depth of 6.2 miles. Around 2.4 million people live within 100km of the epicentre, including more than 700,000 in General Santos City.
Over 145,000 people have been affected across eight regions. Information is still slow to emerge.
The impact on people’s homes will become clearer as our teams begin reporting back. We are expecting thousands of people to have damaged or destroyed homes. Search and rescue is currently the priority.
We need your support. ShelterBox is launching an urgent appeal in response to this latest crisis in the Philippines.
