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Philippines: Sarangani 7.8M Earthquake Consolidated Assessment Report
By UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs at ReliefWeb
· July 1, 2026
· 1 min read
. On 08 June 2026 at 07:37 local time, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck about 32 km offshore west of Maasim, Sarangani , at roughly 33 km depth. Strong shaking spread across Regions IX, XI, XII and BARMM. A tsunami alert - peak wave 1.48 m at Kiamba - was lifted eight hours later. To date, more tha
Key takeaway 8 earthquake struck about 32 km offshore west of Maasim, Sarangani , at roughly 33 km depth.
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Category: disaster ·
Published: July 1, 2026 ·
Source: ReliefWeb ·
Reading time: 1 min
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What is this story about? . On 08 June 2026 at 07:37 local time, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck about 32 km offshore west of Maasim, Sarangani , at roughly 33 km depth. Strong shaking spread across Regions IX, XI, XII and BARMM. A tsunami alert - peak wave 1.48 m at Kiamba - was lifted eight hours later. To date, more tha
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