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MANILA, Philippines (AP) \u2014 An offshore magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked the southern Philippines early Monday, damaging buildings and a key access bridge in a large southern city and setting off a 1-meter (3-foot) tsunami that washed ashore on nearby coasts. At least four people were killed and more than 200 others injured, officials said.<\/p>\n

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. urged people to go to higher ground in Philippine areas vulnerable to a tsunami, and Indonesian and Malaysian authorities also issued warnings to their nearby coastal areas.<\/p>\n

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the threat of a tsunami had largely passed about five hours after the 7:37 a.m. quake. But it still urged people to stay alert and to heed warnings from local authorities as sea levels may fluctuate for a few more hours.<\/p>\n

The strongest quake to strike the Philippines this year was centered at sea about 13 kilometers (8 miles) southwest of General Santos, a city of more than 700,000 people that is a hub for tuna processing and other commerce in the southern Mindanao region of the archipelago nation.<\/p>\n

The Philippine leader said disaster-response agencies were on standby to respond. \u201cThe national government is moving and we will not leave Mindanao behind,\u201d Marcos said. <\/p>\n

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Damage and at least 4 deaths in Philippines<\/h2>\n

At least three people were killed and 130 others were injured in General Santos, where at least a few small buildings partially collapsed and several structures, including a key access bridge, sustained dangerous cracks, Rod Sosme\u00f1a, regional director of the Office of Civil Defense, told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n

The Department of Health said another person died in Davao Oriental province due to the quake.<\/p>\n

There were no immediate reports of people being trapped in partially collapsed structures in General Santos due to the quake, said Sosme\u00f1a, who was being driven to work when the ground violently shook.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur pickup truck suddenly jerked and I thought we had a flat tire,\u201d Sosme\u00f1a the AP by telephone from General Santos. \u201cPeople dashed out of houses into the streets.\u201d<\/p>\n

The international airport in General Santos was temporarily shut due to the earthquake and 17 domestic flights were canceled, civil aviation officials said.<\/p>\n

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Ednar Dayanghirang, director of the Office of Civil Defense in a nearby southern region, said more than 100 students attending morning flag-raising ceremonies sustained bruises and some fainted in panic at different grade and high schools.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI myself could hardly stand and keep my balance when the ground shook as I was leaving my house,\u201d Dayanghirang told the AP by telephone from southern Davao, a major port city in the southern Philippines.<\/p>\n

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