After the earthquake in Venezuela a day earlier, now a strong earthquake has been felt in the Philippines. This information has been given by the United States Geological Survey.
According to USGS, hundreds of people died in the massive earthquake in Venezuela. Just a day after the death, an earthquake of magnitude 6.7 occurred near the southern Philippines on Friday.
This earthquake occurred in Mindanao, Philippines at a depth of 41.4 km. About 64 lakh people have felt the tremors of the earthquake. Of these, an estimated more than 1 lakh 68 thousand people were present in the badly affected areas. At present there is no danger of tsunami.
Earthquake recorded in these areas
According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology or PHIVOLCS, an earthquake of 6.6 magnitude was recorded off the coast of Balut Island, Sarangani, Davao Occidental on Friday evening.
🔔#Earthquake (#lindol) M6.4 occurred 53 km S of #glan (#Philippines) 15 min ago (local time 19:34:43). More info at:
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🖥https://t.co/Qya7XCqwis pic.twitter.com/gr1m88X324— EMSC (@LastQuake) June 26, 2026
Expect huge destruction and loss
The earthquake occurred at 7:34 pm. The earthquake was felt in Kimba, Sarangani, Don Marcelino, Santa Maria, Davao Occidental, Matanao, Davao del Sur intensity, Digos City, Davao del Sur, Moncayo, Mavab, and Maragusan, Davao. Also, heavy losses and shocks can be expected.
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Buildings were seen collapsing in the video
A scene of devastation and fear can be seen in the video released on social media. Here people came out of their homes after the earthquake. Apart from this, the buildings present in the area also collapsed. At present, information about how many people were injured has not been revealed.
There was an earthquake in the beginning of the month, so many people died
Earlier, an earthquake of 7.8 magnitude had occurred near the Southern Philippines. This devastating earthquake occurred in the early month of June. 20 people died in this. More than 200 people were injured there. Due to this earthquake, a tsunami warning was issued in the entire coastal areas. Then the basic facilities of the people here were affected.
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