Philippines: Earthquake shakes Davao, Mindanao

A moderate earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.6 has struck parts of the Philippines including Davao, Mindanao, according to real-time earthquake info provider EMSC. This is reportedly the eighth felt earthquake in the region in the last 73 hours, including the strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake on Wednesday that left 4 people dead and several others injured.

The Philippines, one of the world's most disaster-prone countries, has frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity because it lies on the Pacific "Ring of Fire," a seismically active arc of volcanos and fault lines in the Pacific Basin. A magnitude 7.7 quake killed nearly 2,000 people in the northern Philippines in 1990.

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Felt #earthquake (#lindol) M4.6 strikes 52 km SW of #Davao (#Philippines) 9 min ago. Please report to: https://t.co/aIYOb7CjkL pic.twitter.com/k3wpHn3m5U

— EMSC (@LastQuake) October 19, 2019