7.8 Magnitude Quake In The Philippines Kills At Least 19, Fells Buildings And Sets Off Tsunami - HuffPost
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An offshore magnitude 7.8 earthquake rocked the southern Philippines Monday, killing at least 19 people, injuring more than 200 others mostly in damaged buildings and sending a 1-meter (3-foot) tsunami into nearby coasts. A few buildings collapsed and key infrastructure sustained quake damage in the city of General Santos, and tsunami damage was reported in at least one coastal village. “It’s a major earthquake,” Teresito Bacolcol, the director of the Philippine Instit