27.07.2022

NBC News:
Powerful earthquake strikes the northern Philippines


The 7.1 magnitude quake sent strong tremors through the capital, Manila, and aftershocks were expected. No casualties were immediately reported.

A hospital in Abra province was evacuated after the building partially collapsed following the quake, but there were no casualties reported, officials said. USGS said the earthquake’s epicenter was about 6 miles east-southeast of the town of Dolores and occurred at a shallow depth of 6 miles. “The focus of attention is on Abra and nearby provinces. This is a major earthquake. We expect strong aftershocks,” Renato Solidum, director of the state seismology agency, told DZMM radio station.



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