Huge earthquake in Philippines kills dozens

The death toll from one of the Philippines’ strongest earthquakes in a decade has climbed to around 70, as rescuers race to pull survivors from the rubble

Sep 30, 22:00 local time: 6.9 magnitude earthquake strikes central Philippines at depth of around 10km

Cebu Province:
“State of calamity”
declared
LEYTE
NEGROS
PANAY
MASBATE
SAMAR
BOHOI
Cebu City
Ormoc City
Daanbantayan
Bogo City
50km
30 miles
PHILIPPINES
Manila
MALAYSIA
Sulu Sea
South China Sea
Philippine Sea
125 miles
200km
Quake intensity
Weak
Severe

Sources: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, USGS, BBC, Reuters
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