A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the northern region of Luzon island in the Philippines on Wednesday, killing at least four people and injuring dozens of others, a government official said.
The tremor was centered about 13 kilometers (8 miles) southeast of Dolores in Abra province, with a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) report.
Interior and Local Government Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. said that four people were killed in the Benguet, Abra, and Mountain provinces, while 60 others were injured, Philippine-based GMA News reported.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) initially measured the quake at 7.3 magnitude before downgrading it to 7.0. The quake was also felt in the capital Manila and nearby provinces….