An earthquake is caused by the abrupt movement of tectonic plates along a fault line in the earth's crust. Earthquakes can result in ground shaking, soil liquefaction, landslides, fissures, avalanches, fires, and tsunamis. On July 27, 2022, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Luzon Island in the Philippines. The earthquake killed 11 people, injured 615, and damaged or destroyed at least 35,798 homes, schools and other structures, resulting in 1.88 billion Philippine pesos worth of damage.

1. Earthquake
An earthquake is a violent and abrupt ground shaking caused by
movement between tectonic plates along a fault line in the earth's
crust. Ground shaking, soil liquefaction, landslides, fissures,
avalanches, fires, and tsunamis can all result from earthquakes.
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Earthquake - On July 27,
2022, at 8:43:24 a.m. (PHT),
an earthquake struck the
Philippines' Luzon island. The
earthquake had a magnitude
of 7.0 Mw and its epicenter
was in Abra province. Eleven
people were killed and 615
were injured. At least 35,798
homes, schools, and other
structures were damaged or
destroyed, resulting in ₱1.88
billion worth of damage.
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Eleven people were
killed and 615 were
injured.
At least 35,798 homes,
schools, and other
structures were damaged
or destroyed
Due to an earthquake, the
damaged structures resulted
in ₱1.88 billion worth of
damage.
Wikipedia contributors. (2022, December 16). 2022 Luzon earthquake.
Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Luzon_earthquake
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