The death toll in a powerful 7.8‑magnitude earthquake off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Monday has risen to at least 32, with dozens of people injured, disaster officials said, as Manila stepped up search and rescue operations.

The quake, which triggered tsunami warnings across several countries, hit early in the morning about 20 km (12.4 miles) off the coast of Sarangani province, with tremors felt strongly across Mindanao and 420 km away in the city of Manado on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.

A roof collapsed at an elementary school in the Philippines after a strong magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the southern island. Footage from Mahayahay Elementary School in Digos showed students being rocked back and forth during the powerful tremor before the roof structure gave way, with staff helping to calm and evacuate the children.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

DIGOS, MINDANAO ISLAND, PHILIPPINES (JUNE 8, 2026) (DEPED MAHAYAHAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - No Resales / No Archive / Must on-screen courtesy Deped Mahayahay Elementary School)

1. SCHOOL STUDENTS SCREAMING AND BEING ROCKED BACK AND FORTH DURING EARTHQUAKE / ROOF STRUCTURE COLLAPSING / STUDENTS FLEEING AND BEING CALMED BY STAFF

An eyewitness video showed the ground shaking as the earthquake struck in Mindanao’s General Santos City, sending smoke and debris into the air while trees sway near a building. (6859-PHILIPPINES-QUAKE/UGC)

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, MINDANAO ISLAND, PHILIPPINES (JUNE 8, 2026) (ANTHONY DACERA - No resales / No archive / Must on-screen courtesy "Anthony Dacera") (ORIGINALLY FILMED IN PORTRAIT)

2. SMOKE AND DEBRIS AT BOTTOM OF BUILDING WHILE GROUND SHAKES / PEOPLE STANDING NEAR SWAYING TREES

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake left a trail of destruction in the Philippines' southern islands. (6866-PHILIPPINES-QUAKE/GENSAN)

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, PHILIPPINES (JUNE 8, 2026) (GMA NEWS - No use Philippines / Must on-screen courtesy GMA Regional TV One Mindanao) (ORIGINALLY FILMED IN PORTRAIT)

3. DAMAGED BUILDING

4. VARIOUS OF DAMAGED VEHICLES AMID RUBBLE

5. DEBRIS ON ROAD

6. VARIOUS OF DAMAGED VEHICLES AMID RUBBLE

7. BUILDING / DAMAGED VEHICLES AMID RUBBLE

An abandoned school building with the words “Matanao National High School” written across its facade in Davao del Sur collapsed, while in General Santos City, a building housing a Jollibee fast food restaurant also collapsed, with authorities barricading the site as rescue teams moved in to assess the scale of destruction. (6864-PHILIPPINES-QUAKE/AFTERMATH)

DAVAO DEL SUR, PHILIPPINES (JUNE 8, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

8. VARIOUS OF DAMAGED ABANDONED SCHOOL BUILDING

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, PHILIPPINES (JUNE 8, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

9. BARRICADE IN FRONT OF COLLAPSED BUILDING

Images showed a partially collapsed building in General Santos City, with the road in front of it closed off as debris and rubble littered the area. (6851-PHILIPPINES-QUAKE/STILLS)

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, PHILIPPINES (JUNE 8, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all) (MUTE)

10. VARIOUS STILL PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING PARTIALLY COLLAPSED BUILDING

A Google Earth animation video showed the location of Mindanao and the epicentre of the earthquake. (6825-PHILIPPINES-QUAKE/ANIMATION)

ANIMATION (RECORDED ON JUNE 8, 2026) (GOOGLE EARTH - No resales. No archive. News use only. Must not obscure logos.) (MUTE)

11. ANIMATION SHOWING PHILIPPINES AND THEN ZOOMING TO MINDANAO / EPICENTRE LOCATION OFF COAST (5.592, 125.047)

Images showed residents standing in the streets amid the destruction as collapsed buildings partially reduced entire blocks to rubble, walls cracked and buckled under the force of the quake, and debris scattered across sidewalks and open spaces throughout the city. (6850-PHILIPPINES-QUAKE/STILLS-MORE)

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, MINDANAO ISLAND, PHILIPPINES (JUNE 8, 2026) (GENSAN DEV - No resale / No archive / Must on-screen courtesy GenSan DEV) (MUTE)

12. VARIOUS STILL PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING COLLAPSED BUILDINGS, RUBBLE AND DAMAGED INFRASTRUCTURE AFTER EARTHQUAKE

13. VARIOUS STILL PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING PEOPLE STANDING ON STREETS

14. VARIOUS STILL PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING CRACKS ON WALLS AND BUILDING STRUCTURE AFTER EARTHQUAKE

Philippine Red Cross photos showed a partially collapsed building and a damaged building facade. (6839-PHILIPPINES-QUAKE/REDCROSS-STILLS)

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, MINDANAO ISLAND, PHILIPPINES (JUNE 8, 2026) (PHILIPPINE RED CROSS - No resales. No archive. Must on-screen courtesy "Philippine Red Cross".) (MUTE)

15. STILL PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING PARTIALLY COLLAPSED BUILDING

16. STILL PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING DAMAGED FACADE OF BUILDING

Residents in the southern Philippines expressed grief on Monday (June 8) after a powerful magnitude 7.8 offshore quake jolted the region, damaging buildings and killing at least 32 people. (6984-PHILIPPINES-QUAKE/AFTERMATH UPDATE)

GENERAL SANTOS PROVINCE , PHILIPPINES (JUNE 8, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

17. VARIOUS OF COLLAPSED BUILDING

18. DEBRIS IN FRONT OF COLLAPSED BUILDING

19. RESIDENT WALKING IN FRONT OF COLLAPSED BUILDING

20. VARIOUS OF COLLAPSED BUILDINGS

21. POLICE LINE / DEBRIS FROM BUILDING

22. FACADE OF COLLAPSED BUILDING

23. RUBBLE FROM COLLAPSED BUILDING

24. (SOUNDBITE) (Filipino) 44 YEAR-OLD TRICYCLE DRIVER, JOJO CALMA SAYING:

“My tears started to fall. It was the first time I experienced something that strong, that I really couldn’t stop myself from tearing up. I thought about my children and my niece, what if something had happened to them. Thank God they’re okay, but my sibling’s house collapsed.”

25. COLLAPSED BUILDING

26. SIGN OF RESTAURANT ON THE GROUND

27. (SOUNDBITE) (Filipino) 30 YEAR-OLD TRICYCLE DRIVER, JAYSON MANARCA SAYING:

“There is no water, no electricity, and there's been a brownout. When I got home there was no electricity and water. We are all affected, we don’t have anything to drink. "

28. VARIOUS OF COLLAPSED BUILDING

29. DEBRIS ON ROAD