The death toll from a powerful earthquake in the southern Philippines has risen to three, official tallies showed December 4, as frequent aftershocks send residents fleeing into the streets, Report informs referring to AFP.
At least eight people have also been injured since the magnitude 7.6 quake hit Saturday off the coast of Mindanao island, in an area that has seen a series of aftershocks of magnitudes exceeding 6.0 through Sunday.
A magnitude 6.9 quake hit the area early Monday at a depth of 30 kilometers (18 miles), about 72 kilometers northeast of Hinatuan municipality in Surigao del Sur province, the US Geological Survey said.