Manila, Philippines.- At least eight people have been killed and some 60 injured in the Philippines after several earthquakes of magnitude between 5.4 and 5.9 that have shook the center of Luzon Island in the north of the morning since the early morning. The earthquakes occurred before dawn several hours apart near the municipality of Itbayat in the Batanes Islands, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), which records seismic activity worldwide.
The last tremor, magnitude 5.7, was recorded at 01.24 GMT (09.24 local time) 21 kilometres from Itbayat and at a depth of 10 kilometres, the USGS reported. HELP US Click the Google News star and follow usThe National Disaster Reduction Council focused on eight the deceased and 60 injured people, while he asked the population of the affected area to stay out of their homes to be safe from possible Replicas. Authorities also reported that the tremors had caused damage to houses and churches and that the army had been mobilized to carry out rescue work. The Philippines sits on the so-called ‘Ring of Fire of the Pacific’, an area of great seismic and volcanic activity that is shaken by about 7,000 tremors a year, most of which are moderate. Earthquakes of magnitude greater than 5 are sporadically recorded in southern Mindanao, Batanes and the eastern region of Bicol.
