Powerful quake strikes Philippines
MANILA, Philippines, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A powerful earthquake struck central Philippines' Negros Island Monday and prompting authorities to issue a tsunami alert for the region.

6.8 quake in Philippines kills 5, buries homes
A strong earthquake in the central Philippines killed at least five people Monday as it destroyed buildings and triggered landslides that buried dozens of houses, trapping residents. At least 29 people were missing.

Earthquake hits Negros – Cebu, Tsunami warnings cancelled
Categories: Life In The Metro Tags: alert , bacolod , cebu , dumaguete , earthquake , iloilo , negros , pagasa , philvocs , roxas , smar , sorsogon , tagbilaran , tsunami ABSCBN NEWS excerpt: A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck between the islands of Negros and Cebu before noon Monday, killing at least 1 person and prompting government volcanologists to raise a tsunami alert. Director Renato ...

Philippines issues local tsunami alert after quake hits between islands
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Monday off the third-largest island in the Philippines, killing at least one person and prompting the country to issue a tsunami alert for the coastlines near the epicenter.

Earthquake in Cebu: Tsunami reports cause panic (Video)
A number of people in Cebu City panicked after a tsunami scare following a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Negros-Cebu Region before noon on Monday, February 6, 2012. In this video posted by "p0chacco" on Youtube, people are seen running in the streets, blocking the vehicles. This is after reports of rising seawater levels in the coastal areas of Cebu City came out. The Philippine Institute ...