菲律宾旅游重镇宿雾附近发生强震
2013年10月15日![A security guard walks past the bell tower church of historic Basilica Minore of Sto Nino that fell down after an earthquake hit Cebu city, central Philippines October 15, 2013. City. At least six people were killed when buildings collapsed on islands popular with tourists in the central Philippines on Tuesday, radio reports said, after an earthquake measuring 7.2 hit the region. REUTERS/Stringer (PHILIPPINES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT RELIGION)](https://static.dw.com/image/17157613_800.webp)
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菲律宾发生里氏7.2级地震,造成至少20人死亡。方圆数百公里地区均有震感。据菲律宾官方透露,宿雾(Cebu)有15人在地震中遇难,在靠近当地的两处岛屿另有5人死亡。宿雾市拥有250万人口,是菲律宾中部的政治和经济中心。地震发生时,当地建筑倒塌,该国历史最为悠久的天主教教堂中有三座受到损害,另有两个机场以及塔克洛班港(Tacloban)也出现破损。
本次地震中心位于保和地区(Bohol)巴里里汉(Balilihan)东部,为该国旅游业重镇。菲律宾全国由7000多个岛屿组成,同时也是三个不同的大陆板块接触碰撞的地区。