7.3 earthquake shakes northern Philippines, felt in capital
Posted July 26, 2022 9:28 pm.
Last Updated July 26, 2022 10:33 pm.
A strong earthquake shook the northern Philippines, including the crowded capital region, Wednesday morning.
There were no immediate reports of major damage or casualties.
The 7.3 magnitude quake was centered around Abra province, a mountainous area in the north, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
People ran out of buildings as the ground shook in Manila.
The U.S. Geological Survey measured the quake’s strength at 7.0 and depth at 10 kilometres (6 miles). Shallower quakes tend to cause more damage.
The Philippines lies along the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” an arc of faults around the Pacific Ocean where most of the world’s earthquakes occur. It is also lashed by about 20 typhoons and tropical storms each year, making it one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries.
A magnitude 7.7 quake killed nearly 2,000 people in the northern Philippines in 1990.
