GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines - A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Monday morning, killing at least 15 people, collapsing buildings and sparking tsunami warnings across the region.
Authorities in the Philippines and Indonesia urged residents in affected coastal regions to move to higher ground immediately, after the offshore quake hit about 24 kilometres west of Mindanao island's Sarangani province, the United States Geological Survey said.
