A 7-magnitude earthquake rocked the northern Philippines Wednesday, triggering landslides and damaging buildings, per The Associated Press. Details: The earthquake struck northern Luzon, the country’s most populous island, at 8:43 a.m local time. As many as 58 landslides have been reported, and 218 towns in 15 provinces were affected by the earthquake. History of earthquakesFlashback: Since 1970, 11 earthquakes greater than 6.5-magnitude have occurred within 250 kilometers of this earthquake, according to USGS. A magnitude 7.7 quake killed nearly 2,000 people in the northern Philippines in 1990.

Source: CNN July 27, 2022 18:18 UTC