Many hours after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off Sarangani in Mindanao on June 8, 2026, the death toll reached 35.

This is based on data from the Office of Civil Defense as of 8 p.m. on Monday, June 8, according to a report by GMA News Online.

Based on reports received by OCD, 31 died in SOCCSKSARGEN or the South-Central Mindanao, and four died in the Davao Region.

Of the 31 fatalities in SOCCSKSARGEN, 17 died in Sarangani Province, 12 died in General Santos City, and two died in South Cotabato.

Rene Punzalan, disaster chief of Sarangani where the earthquake struck off coast, told Agence France Presse that 14 people died in the Municipality of Glan when a landslide buried their homes at the foot of a mountain.

"The landslide happened immediately after the earthquake, so many lives were lost," Punzalan was quoted as saying.

Other areas in the province have yet to report if there were casualties but the challenge, Punzalan said, is communication as electricity was cut.

"The greatest challenge is communication. The power was cut, so it's hard to get updates," he said.

"We're worried about aftershocks… We can feel the fear of the residents,” he added.

The earthquake struck at past 7 a.m. on June 8 just as millions of students and teachers have returned to school for the resumption of classes in public schools.

In schools, many were spared from tragedy as students and teachers were out in the field for their flag raising ceremony when the quake hit.

The situation could have been much worse if they were inside classrooms as the quake destroyed buildings.

Over 3.2. million students in Mindanao were affected by the quake as authorities suspended classes in light of aftershocks.

The following areas felt the corresponding intensities when the quake hit:

  • Intensity VII – City of General Santos
  • Intensity VI - Palimbang, and Senator Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat
  • Intensity V – City of Davao; City of Kidapawan, and Carmen, Cotabato; Bagumbayan,
  • Kalamansig, and President Quirino, Sultan Kudarat; Sibuco, and Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte
  • Intensity IV - City of Mati, Davao Oriental; Buug, Zamboanga Sibugay; Caraga, Manay,
  • and Tarragona, Davao Oriental
  • Intensity III – City of Butuan; Mainit, Surigao del Norte; City of Dapitan,
  • Zamboanga del Norte; Kumalarang, Vincenzo Sagun, Zamboanga del Sur
  • Intensity II - City of Dipolog, Labason, Liloy, President Manuel A. Roxas, and Salug,
  • Zamboanga del Norte; Alicia, Ipil, Mabuhay, Olutanga, and Siay, Zamboanga Sibugay;
  • Molave, Zamboanga del Sur; Abuyog, and Dulag, Leyte; San Francisco, Southern Leyte
  • Instrumental intensities:
  • Intensity VIII - Malapatan, Sarangani
  • Intensity VII - City of Koronadal, South Cotabato; Santa Maria, Davao Occidental
  • Intensity VI – City of General Santos; T'boli, South Cotabato
  • Intensity V - Maasim, Sarangani; Santo Niño, and Surallah, South Cotabato; Isulan,
  • Lebak, and President Quirino, Sultan Kudarat; City of Davao; City of Digos, and
  • Magsaysay, Davao del Sur
  • Intensity IV - Kiamba, Malungon, Sarangani; Banga, and Tupi, South Cotabato; Magpet,
  • and M'lang, Cotabato; Bagumbayan, and Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat;
  • Nabunturan, Davao de Oro; City of Zamboanga
  • Intensity III - Tantangan, South Cotabato; Columbio, Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat; Alamada,
  • Banisilan, Carmen, President Roxas, Cotabato; Kalilangan, Bukidnon; City of Gingoog, Misamis Oriental
  • Intensity II - Kumalarang, Zamboanga del Sur; Tubod, Lanao del Norte; City of Malaybalay,
  • and Libona, Bukidnon; Molave, Zamboanga del Sur; City of Cagayan de Oro; Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte; Balingasag, Misamis Oriental
  • Intensity I - Malitbog, Bukidnon; Magsaysay, Misamis Oriental