General Santos City witnessed severe destruction, with buildings collapsing under the force of the quake, leaving residential and commercial structures reduced to rubble and forcing emergency teams into continuous rescue operations

Among the worst-hit sites was a commercial complex housing a Jollibee outlet, which was completely flattened, as shocked residents and bystanders gathered at the scene

Police and emergency responders secured the area around collapsed structures in General Santos City while assessing damage and searching for survivors trapped under debris

In Sta Cruz, Davao del Sur, rescue teams from the Philippine Coast Guard rushed to assist victims, carrying injured students to safety 

In coastal areas of Mindanao, authorities ordered urgent evacuations, with thousands of residents moving inland as the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center cautioned that waves could reach several countries across the Pacific basin

Residents in Peta Timur village in Indonesia’s Sangihe Islands Regency also began evacuating homes and moving to higher ground after tsunami warnings were issued.