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Earthquake in southern Mindanao
On 8 June 2026 a magnitude 7.8 earthquake off Sarangani province produced intensity VII shaking in General Santos and a small tsunami.
Open on the interactive globeAccording to a compilation of Philippine government data, at least 81 people were killed and more than 346,000 people were affected; 113,000 homes were damaged, more than 18,000 of them destroyed. General Santos, Glan and Malapatan were the worst hit. The IFRC released DREF funding for 40,000 people.
Numbers with sources
| Value | As of | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| People in need | 346,449 | June 2026 | en.wikipedia.org |
| People displaced | 45,609 | 11 June 2026 | go.ifrc.org |
| Humanitarian appeal | 826,150 USD | 11 June 2026 | go.ifrc.org |
| Deaths | 81 | 26 June 2026 | en.wikipedia.org |
Needs
- shelter
- health
- water and sanitation
- livelihoods
Who is helping
Organisations that, according to their own publications, work on this event (5). Donations go directly to each organisation's own website - GLOBURNS does not handle payments.
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)IOM is the UN migration agency, assisting displaced people and migrants and running the Displacement Tracking Matrix. In Haiti it tracks displacement caused by armed…Donate on the organisation's website (donate.iom.int)
- Save the Children (SCI)Save the Children works for children's health, education and protection in humanitarian crises. It has worked in Yemen since 1963 and runs mobile clinics and water…Donate on the organisation's website (savethechildren.net)
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)UNICEF works for children's health, nutrition, education and protection in more than 190 countries. In Yemen it runs five field offices (Sana'a, Aden, Sa'ada, Hudaydah…Donate on the organisation's website (help.unicef.org)
- World Food Programme (WFP)WFP is the largest humanitarian organisation focused on food assistance. In Cox's Bazar it provides more than 1.1 million Rohingya refugees with e-voucher food…Donate on the organisation's website (wfp.org)
- World Vision (WVI)World Vision runs development programmes and humanitarian aid focused on children and their families. In South Sudan its hunger response has assisted 1.4 million people.Donate on the organisation's website (wvi.org)
Latest reports
- Green flood alert in Philippines GDACS (UE i ONZ), 28 September 2026
Sources
- earthquake.usgs.gov earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000srb1
- go.ifrc.org go.ifrc.org/emergencies/7974
- en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Philippines_earthquake
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