At least four people have been killed with several others injured after a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake hit the Philippine island of Luzon in the Northern region of the country, authorities said on Wednesday, IgbereTV reports
The strong tremors were reportedly felt in the capital Manila, thousands of kilometres away from the epicenter of the quake which also damaged homes and triggered landslides.
The Interior Secretary, Benjamin Abalos, who addressed a news conference shortly after the earthquake subsided, said two people were killed in Benguet province, one in Abra province, and one more in another province, while electricity has been automatically cut off in some affected areas as a safety precaution
