BACOLOD CITY – “Big One” earthquakes of magnitude 7.9 up to magnitude 8.2 are possible even outside of Metro Manila, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said on Monday.

Authorities in Philippines urged calm after panic gripped citizens over the “looming” possibility of a massive quake even as the nation recovered from a string of earthquakes that caused widespread ...

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