Philippines Earthquake: The devastating earthquake of 7.8 magnitude that occurred in the Philippines has caused massive devastation in the country. From the pictures and videos coming out from the Philippines, it can be estimated how much turmoil would be going on in the country at this time. According to foreign media reports, so far 5 people have been confirmed dead in the massive earthquake. Apart from this, buildings and infrastructure have also been heavily damaged on a large scale. At the same time, scary information has also come to light that after the earthquake, a tsunami warning has been issued in the coastal areas of Philippines as well as Indonesia and Malaysia.
Airport collapsed, buildings and mall turned into debris
Actually, a warning of a 3 meter high tsunami has been issued in the Philippines. Due to which people were frightened, during the earthquake, the tremors were so strong that the walls of Santos International Airport collapsed, a large part of the airport collapsed, a 4-storey commercial building and a mall in the same city also turned into debris in a moment. Pictures of the devastating earthquake are continuously emerging.
The epicenter of the earthquake was 13 kilometers below the sea.
The epicenter of the earthquake was in the sea, about 13 kilometers away from the city of ‘General Santos’ on Mindanao island. According to the Philippines Seismological Institute (Phivolcs), this earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers from the ground due to movement in the Cotabato Trench.