Mindanao quake kills 37, displaces 20,000 residents (opens in new tab)

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck offshore southern Mindanao in the Philippines at about 7:37 a.m. local time on June 8. The U.S. Geological Survey placed the hypocenter at about 35 kilometers deep, and Philippine seismologists said movement along the Cotabato Trench caused the quake. Authorities reported at least 37 deaths, nearly 500 injuries and more than 20,000 displaced people by June 9, with General Santos and Sarangani among the hardest-hit areas. The offshore rupture sent tsunami wave...