The death
toll from the magnitude-7.1earthquake in the central Philippines rose to
144 on Wednesday, authorities said.
The
quake, which struck Tuesday, injured 291 people and rattled many celebrating a
religious holiday.
The bulk
of the casualties were in Bohol province.
More than
20 people are missing, and authorities are checking into reports of people
trapped in collapsed buildings, the Philippines News Agency reported.
The quake
was centered about 620 kilometers (385 miles) south-southeast of Manila, near
Catigbian, and its depth was 20 kilometers (12 miles), according to the U.S.
Geological Survey. The Philippines disaster council gave the temblor a slightly
higher rating: 7.2 magnitudes.
Tuesday
was a national holiday, the beginning of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha.
There was no widespread threat of a tsunami, the Pacific Tsunami
Warning Center said. It warned that earthquakes this large can sometimes cause
tsunamis within 100 kilometers of the epicenter.
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