Philippines rattled by magnitude 6.7 quake, no casualties reported so far
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The epicentre of the quake was at a depth of 65.7 kilometres (41 miles) about 21 kilometres southwest of Mindanao island's Sarangani town.
An earthquake measuring 6.7-magnitude on the Richter scale struck off the southern Philippines on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said. Less than three weeks back a major tremor in the same area left more than 80 people dead.
The epicentre of the quake was at a depth of 65.7 kilometres (41 miles) about 21 kilometres southwest of Mindanao island's Sarangani town.
"It was kind of strong, but it was quick. We saw the table and some of the lights shaking," said Santa Maria town rescue official Jerson Talahig, as reported by AFP.
The Venezuela tragedy
On the other hand, the death toll in the Venezuela earthquake has climbed to 589, while 2,980 people have been injured, said Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez said on Friday.
“There have been 214 aftershocks so far. This demonstrates and reflects the seismic activity in our territory,” she said, adding that the worst-hit state of La Guaira will be “militarised” to help the emergency response.
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Rodriguez thanked countries for their assistance, saying foreign rescue teams had been deployed across different affected regions.
Meanwhile, authorities warned that hundreds of people remain trapped or missing. A government website set up to report missing persons had listed around 50,000 unaccounted-for individuals by Friday morning.
The 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes struck around 160 kilometres west of Caracas on Wednesday evening during a public holiday. The US Geological Survey has estimated that the death toll could exceed 10,000.
