Buildings evacuated as earthquake felt in Philippine capital

  • 12/5/2023
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People evacuated buildings in the Philippine capital Manila on Tuesday after an earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck off Luzon, according to the state seismology agency and images shared by media on social media. The Philippines’ seismology agency said on X social media platform that it did not expect damage, but warned of aftershocks. It recorded the earthquake at magnitude 5.9, with a depth of 79 kilometers.Images shared by local media on X showed government workers leaving senate, presidential palace, justice ministry buildings. Students also vacated universities. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Center had earlier recorded the quake at magnitude 6.2 before downgrading to 6.0

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