Magnitude 7.4 quake kills 6 in Mindanao

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off Manay, Davao Oriental on Friday morning, resulting in six reported fatalities.

Three deaths were recorded in Mati City, two in Pantukan, Davao de Oro, and one in Davao City.

The fatalities include a senior citizen patient who suffered cardiac arrest and a 57-year-old woman pinned by a collapsing wall in Mati City.

In Davao City, an 80-year-old man died when a concrete wall collapsed on him.

The earthquake damaged bridges and caused minor landslides in the province, with several structures affected across Mindanao.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded 213 aftershocks and initially reported a higher magnitude for the tremor.

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