The earthquakes left 22 dead, two missing and more than 400 injured, reports Efe news. Some 24,000 of those displaced have been housed in evacuation centre in the most severely affected provinces, especially Cotabato and Davao Sur
It was the second powerful earthquake that rocked the province in the central Mindanao region this month.
The Philippines sits on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, an area of great seismic and volcanic activity that is shaken by about 7,000 tremors a year, mostly moderate.
Several houses, churches and buildings were damaged as magnitude 5.5 earthquake jolted Philippines on Saturday. While no loss of life was reported, the authorities have claimed the epicenter of the quake to be at a depth of 5 km.
A strong earthquake hit Mindanao island in the southern Philippines. The preliminary magnitude was said to be 6.1.
Manila: The October 15, 2013 earthquake is one of the deadliest earthquake in Philippines history.The 7.2-magnitude earthquake so far has more than 150 fatalities and heavily damaged well-known landmarks in Central Visayas. As per the
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