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Major earthquake kills at least 31 in the Philippines

Major earthquake kills at least 31 in the Philippines
France 24 Monday 08 June 2026, 10:49 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Major earthquake kills at least 31 in the Philippines Asia / Pacific Issued on: Modified: Share At least 31 people have died after a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the Philippines on June 8. It was the most powerful quake to strike the country this year, with the southern port city of General Santos among the hardest hit. The earthquake was centered at sea at a depth of 33 kilometres.
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