XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231204) -- BEIJING, Dec. 4, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A damaged house is seen after an earthquake struck Surigao del Sur province, the Philippines on Dec. 3, 2023. A 7.4-magnitude offshore earthquake that hit southern Philippines late Saturday night has killed at least one and injured two others, local authorities reported Sunday. (Xinhua)

PHILIPPINES-EARTHQUAKE-DAMAGE

PHILIPPINES-EARTHQUAKE-DAMAGE

(231203) -- SURIGAO DEL SUR, Dec. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Damaged houses are seen after an earthquake struck Surigao del Sur province, the Philippines on Dec. 3, 2023. A 7.4-magnitude offshore earthquake that hit southern Philippines late Saturday night has killed at least one and injured two others, local authorities reported Sunday. (Xinhua)

PHILIPPINES-EARTHQUAKE-DAMAGE

PHILIPPINES-EARTHQUAKE-DAMAGE

(231203) -- SURIGAO DEL SUR, Dec. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A damaged building is seen after an earthquake struck Surigao del Sur province, the Philippines on Dec. 3, 2023. A 7.4-magnitude offshore earthquake that hit southern Philippines late Saturday night has killed at least one and injured two others, local authorities reported Sunday. (Xinhua)

PHILIPPINES-EARTHQUAKE-DAMAGE

PHILIPPINES-EARTHQUAKE-DAMAGE

(231203) -- SURIGAO DEL SUR, Dec. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A damaged house is seen after an earthquake struck Surigao del Sur province, the Philippines on Dec. 3, 2023. A 7.4-magnitude offshore earthquake that hit southern Philippines late Saturday night has killed at least one and injured two others, local authorities reported Sunday. (Xinhua)

PHILIPPINES-EARTHQUAKE-DAMAGE

PHILIPPINES-EARTHQUAKE-DAMAGE

(231203) -- SURIGAO DEL SUR, Dec. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Residents take shelter inside an evacuation center after an earthquake struck Surigao del Sur province, the Philippines on Dec. 3, 2023. A 7.4-magnitude offshore earthquake that hit southern Philippines late Saturday night has killed at least one and injured two others, local authorities reported Sunday. (Xinhua)

Philippines upgrades quake off south to magnitude 7.4, no damage reported

STORY: Philippines upgrades quake off south to magnitude 7.4, no damage reported SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 2, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:16 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of CCTV and video clips of earthquake in the Philippines STORYLINE: The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Sunday upgraded the magnitude from 6.9 to 7.4 of an offshore earthquake that hit Surigao del Sur province in the southern Philippines on Saturday night. In an updated report, the institute said the quake, which occurred at 10:37 p.m. local time (GMT 1437), hit at a depth of 25 km, about 30 km northeast of Hinatuan town. The institute said the tectonic quake, which was felt in many parts of Mindanao island and central Philippines, will cause damage. There were no immediate reports of damages. The institute has recorded over 200 aftershocks, some with magnitude of over 5 and 6. The institute also issued a tsunami warning Saturday night, prompting residents living in th

Wrecks of 5 Japanese wartime ships found in southern Philippines

Wrecks of 5 Japanese wartime ships found in southern Philippines

Robert Kraft, leader of a deep-sea exploration mission funded by billionaire Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul Allen, shows images of what are believed to be the wrecks of five Japanese naval ships that sunk during World War II in the southern Philippines. Kraft briefed reporters aboard the research vessel Petrel docked in Surigao City on the northernmost tip of Mindanao island. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Wrecks of 5 Japanese wartime ships found in southern Philippines

Wrecks of 5 Japanese wartime ships found in southern Philippines

Robert Kraft, leader of a deep-sea exploration mission funded by billionaire Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul Allen, shows images of what are believed to be the wrecks of five Japanese naval ships that sunk during World War II in the southern Philippines. Kraft briefed reporters aboard the research vessel Petrel docked in Surigao City on the northernmost tip of Mindanao island. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Rebel attacks in Philippines expose mining-related issues

Rebel attacks in Philippines expose mining-related issues

SURIGAO DEL NORTE, Philippines - Local resident Adriano Mantilla, 65, on Oct. 7, 2011, points to a mining site in Surigao del Norte Province operated by Platinum Groups Metal Corp., one of three firms attacked by communist rebels in the southern Philippines on Oct. 3. (Kyodo)

WWII Japanese ships wreckage

WWII Japanese ships wreckage

Kazushige Todaka, director of the Kure Maritime Museum, also known as the Yamato Museum, in Hiroshima Prefecture's Kure, speaks on Dec. 22, 2017, about the sunken Japanese warships whose wreckage were found on the seabed in the Surigao Strait in the southern Philippines in November. The Imperial Japanese Navy ships were sunk in October 1944 during the Battle of Surigao Strait in World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo