00:01A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least 15
00:08people, collapsing buildings and sparking tsunami warnings across the region.
00:13More than 200 people were injured, mostly in damaged buildings, officials said.
00:18It was the strongest earthquake to hit the Philippines this year, affecting the southern
00:22region of Mindanao and triggering one-meter tsunami waves along nearby coasts.
00:28A series of powerful aftershocks rocked the area from about two hours after the first
00:33quake, with the largest measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale.
00:38General Santos, a southern port city of more than 700,000 people, was among the hardest
00:43hit.
00:45Tsunami warnings were also issued across the region, including in Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan,
00:51Japan and several Pacific Island nations.
00:54Earthquakes are a near-daily occurrence in the Philippines, which is situated on the Pacific
00:59Ring of Fire, an arc of intense seismic activity stretching from Japan through Southeast Asia
01:05Asia and across the Pacific Basin.
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