Powerful Earthquake In Philippines Kills 7 People

Two earthquakes of magnitude 7.4 and 6.7 that struck the Philippines on October 10 killed 7 people.

The Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said the earthquake affected 8,436 people.

1,265 people were reported injured evacuated to safe areas, and 7,915 were forced to leave their homes.

Meanwhile, the Civil Defense Department said that the earthquake killed 7 and injured 11 people.

Two powerful earthquakes of magnitude 7.4 and 6.7 occurred about 10 hours apart off the coast of the southern island Mindanao.

Earlier, on September 30, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the west coast of Palompon, killing more than 70 people.

The Philippines is one of the countries with the highest seismic activity in the world. They are located in the Pacific Seismic Belt, better known as the “Ring of Fire”, an area of ​​high volcanic and seismic activity.