A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Mindanao in the Philippines early Monday morning local time, unleashing severe shaking across General Santos City and nearby provinces, toppling parts of buildings, triggering tsunami warnings, and leaving at least one person dead with several others injured. The quake hit at 7:37 a.m. Philippine Standard Time on Monday, with its epicenter located roughly 8 miles southwest of General Santos City off Sarangani province in the Soccsksargen region. The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) initially reported the quake as magnitude 8.2 before later revising it downward to approximately 7.8. Regardless of the exact measurement, the quake ranks among the strongest to hit the region in recent years. It originated from thrust faulting along the…
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