Earthquake Philippines

In this photo provided by the Bureau of Fire Protection, rescuers check on a damaged house wall after a strong earthquake struck Santiago, ...

A strong earthquake set off landslides and damaged buildings in the northern Philippines on Wednesday, killing at least five people and injuring dozens.

The quake was set off by movement in a local fault at a depth of 25 kilometres, the institute said, noting that it expected damage and more aftershocks. The van in front of them was grazed by a boulder, injuring one, but he and others in the second van drove backward fast enough and escaped unscathed. Marcos Jr. told a news conference he was in his office at the riverside Malacanang presidential palace complex in Manila when the chandeliers began swaying and making clanking sounds. "The ground shook like I was on a swing and the lights suddenly went out. the 44-year-old father of three raised his camera in the front seat and snapped what he feared could be the final pictures of his life. In the capital, hospital patients were evacuated and terrified people rushed outdoors.

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Philippines on Tuesday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).

The earthquake's impact was felt in the capital city, Manila, more than 400 kilometers (about 250 miles) away, where workers and residents evacuated from buildings and gathered on the street. Its epicenter was about 13 kilometers (8 miles) southeast of the small town of Dolores, with a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), according to USGS. The quake struck in northern Luzon, the country's most populous island, at 8:43 a.m. local time (8:43 p.m. ET), according to USGS. The agency originally designated the quake 7.1-magnitude, before downgrading it to 7.0.

A powerful mangnitude-7 earthquake triggered landslides and damaged buildings in a day of devastation that left five people dead in the northern ...

A worker was pinned under a building under construction in the mountain town of La Trinidad. The quake’s strength was initially reported as magnitude-7.3 magnitude. “The ground shook like I was on a swing and the lights suddenly went out.

A strong earthquake has killed at least five people, injured dozens and damaged buildings in the northern Philippines. Patients were briefly evacuated from ...

The quake was set off by movement in a local fault at a depth of 17 kilometers (10 miles), the institute said, adding it expected damage and more aftershocks. The van in front of them was grazed by a boulder, injuring one, but he and others in the second van drove backward fast enough and escaped unscathed. It is also lashed by about 20 typhoons and tropical storms each year, making it one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries. “It was very strong,” he said of the ground shaking. “The ground shook like I was on a swing and the lights suddenly went out. In the capital, hospital patients were evacuated and terrified people rushed outdoors.