M7.8 Philippines earthquake triggers tsunami warning across Asia
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At least 15 people have been killed and another 129 have been injured after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake hit the southern Philippines and northeast Indonesia early on June 8.
The quake hit at 7:37am local time off the coast of General Santos City on Mindanao, the Philippines' largest southern island. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has since said the earthquake occurred at a depth of 10km.
According to the BBC, officials from the Philippine Office of Civil Defense said 12 of the deaths were recorded in the Soccsksargen region, which includes South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos City. Rodrigo Sosmeña, director of the local civil defence office, said at least 129 people were injured in the same region.
More than two dozen buildings, many of them commercial properties, were damaged by the earthquake. Images from General Santos City showed several collapsed structures, including a damaged supermarket and a branch of fast-food chain Jollibee.
Several countries across the region, including the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan, issued tsunami warnings following the quake, although most have since been lifted.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said he had directed all relevant government agencies to respond immediately, the BBC added, and urged residents in affected areas to move to higher ground.
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