7.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Northern Philippines; 10 Dead

A car is buried under debris from a ruined old house in Vigan city, Ilocos Sur province north of Manila after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit the northern Philippines, on July 27, 2022. Ricardo Raguini/AFP via Getty Images

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck the northern region of the island of Luzon in the Philippines on July 27, killing at least ten people and injuring dozens of others, according to a government official.

The temblor was centered about 13 kilometers (8 miles) southeast of Dolores in Abra Province, at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), according to a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) report.