Magnitude 7.0 quake hits Abra, aftershocks, damage expected

Magnitude 7.0 quake hits Abra, aftershocks, damage expected – Phivolcs

by Kaithreen Cruz - Arlie O. Calalo

Jul 27, 2022 9:08 am

(UPDATE) A magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit the province of Abra on Wednesday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said as it expects aftershocks and damage to infrastructure from the strong tremor.

TO THE RESCUE This handout photo taken from the Facebook page of La Trinidad Municipal Police Station shows a rescue team at the site of a collapsed building in La Trinidad, in the province of Benguet on July 27, 2022, after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit the northern Philippines. A 25-year-old construction worker in La Trinidad, the capital of the landlocked province Benguet, died when the three-story building he was working on collapsed, police said. PHOTO BY AFP

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