Philippines quake kills 15, triggers regional tsunami alerts (opens in new tab)

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck offshore near Mindanao in the southern Philippines at about 7:37 a.m. local time on Monday, with the epicenter reported near General Santos and Sarangani province. Philippine officials reported at least 15 deaths and more than 100 injuries after buildings collapsed in and around General Santos, a southern commercial city of more than 700,000 people. The quake prompted tsunami warnings and advisories across the western Pacific, including in the Philippines, In...