Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits southern Philippines

The government institution said that the earthquake shook many southern cities and provinces and added that it anticipated aftershocks. A hilly area in the southeast of the Philippines was shaken by a powerful, shallow earthquake on Wednesday, but there were no initial indications of significant damage or casualties, according to officials. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the 6.1-magnitude earthquake, which was caused by a local fault, occurred around 14 kilometres (8.7 miles) northeast of New Bataan town in the coastal province of Davao de Oro at a depth of 11 kilometres (6.8 miles). The government institution said that the earthquake shook many southern cities and provinces and added that it anticipated aftershocks. The Pacific "Ring of Fire," a ring of faults around which the Philippines is located the Pacific Ocean, which is where most earthquakes in the globe happen. In addition, it experiences roughly 20 typhoons and tropical storms year, making it one of the nations most vulnerable to natural disasters. Nearly 2,000 people were killed in the northern Philippines in 1990 by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake.