7.8 magnitude earthquake shakes part of Philippines

6 days ago

A powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake has shaken the Mindanao region in the southern Philippines early Monday, the US Geological Survey said. German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported that the earthquake struck Mindanao at a ​depth of ​10 km (6.2 miles). The epicentre was 24.7 kilometres (15.3 miles) west-southwest of Burias, Philippines, and had a depth of 35 kilometres (22 miles). It