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Brief World 3 sources • Published 1 hour ago

Deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake hits southern Philippines

An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck the Mindanao region in the southern Philippines on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), triggering scenes of panic in parts of the archipelago as buildings collapsed and several deaths were reported. At least 15 people were killed and 129 injured in a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck the southern Philippines.
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  • An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck the Mindanao region in the southern Philippines on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), triggering scenes of panic in parts of the archipelago as buildings collapsed and several deaths were repo... S1
  • At least 15 people were killed and 129 injured in a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck the southern Philippines. S2
  • A powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake has shaken the Mindanao region in the southern Philippines, and a tsunami was possible on some regional coasts S3
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