Photos: Central Philippines struck by 7.2-magnitude earthquake
October 15, 2013
Soldiers remove the debris that fell over cars following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Cebu city in central Philippines Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. The tremor collapsed buildings, cracked roads and toppled the bell tower of the Philippines' oldest church Tuesday morning, causing multiple deaths across the central region and sending terrified residents into deadly stampedes. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Residents sitting in the open ground cling to a railing following an aftershock from the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Cebu city in central Philippines Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Soldiers remove the debris that fell over cars following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Cebu city in central Philippines Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
An earthquake victim, right, sits in his vehicle outside a government hospital following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Cebu city in central Philippines Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
The bell of Basilica of the Holy Child lies amidst the rubble following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Cebu city in central Philippines and toppled the bell tower of the Philippines' oldest church Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( APTOPIX Philippines Earthquake )
A police officer surveys the damage following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Cebu city in central Philippines Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( APTOPIX Philippines Earthquake )
People look at the ruins of Basilica Minore del Santo Nino bell tower following a 7.1-magnitude quake in Cebu on October 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTOJAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523789550 )
A crane shifts through the rubble of the damaged Our Lady of Assumption Parish church following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake, at Dauis in Bohol, central Philippines, Tuesday Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Patients stay outside a hospital to avoid aftershocks following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Cebu city in central Philippines Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Residents look at a collapsed portion of the fish port at Pasil in Cebu, central Philippines, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Chester Baldicantos) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Soldiers remove the debris that fell over cars following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Cebu city in central Philippines Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Earthquake victims wait for treatment at a government hospital following a 7.2-magnitude quake that hit Cebu city in central Philippines Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Earthquake victims wait for treatment at a government hospital following a 7.2-magnitude quake that hit Cebu city in central Philippines Tuesday Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Soldiers remove the debris that fell over cars following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Cebu city in central Philippines Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Residents look at the remains of the Loboc Chruch following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Bohol, central Philippines, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo) ( Philippines Earthquake )
An earthquake victim sits on a wheelchair outside a government hospital following a 7.2-magnitude quake that hit Cebu city in central Philippines Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Residents look at the Basilica De Sto. Nino, or Basilica of the Holy Child, following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Cebu city in central Philippines Tuesday Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Nurses assist earthquake victims as they prepare to pitch their beds at the parking lot of a government hospital following a 7.2-magnitude quake that hit Cebu city in central Philippines Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Residents sit in the open air as they tap the pavement in a belief that the tremor would stop, following an aftershock of a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Cebu city in central Philippines Tuesday. Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
The bell of Basilica of the Holy Child lies amidst the rubble following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Cebu city in central Philippines and toppled the bell tower of the Philippines' oldest church Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Earthquake victims prepare to pitch their beds at the parking lot of a government hospital following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Cebu city in central Philippines Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Residents walk past a damaged structure in Cebu, central Philippines on Tuesday Oct. 15, 2013. A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck in the central Philippines on Tuesday morning, collapsing roofs and buildings, cracking walls and roads and killing several people. (AP Photo/Erwin Lim) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Soldiers remove the debris that fell over cars following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Cebu city in central Philippines Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Earthquake victims prepare to pitch their beds at the parking lot of a government hospital following a 7.2-magnitude quake that hit Cebu city in central Philippines Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Residents walk along a damaged road following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Bohol, central Philippines, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Damaged structures along the coast after an earthquake struck Bohol, central Philippines on Tuesday Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Str) ( Philippines Earthquake )
People gather on the street next to damaged buildings in Cebu City, Philippines after a major 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the region on October 15, 2013. AFP PHOTOSTR/AFP/Getty Images ( 523785911 )
People look at a collapsed building in Cebu City, Philippines after a major 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the region on October 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Chester BALDICANTOS/AFP/Getty Images ( 523786404 )
A guard stands beside the ruins of Basilica Minore del Santo Nino bell tower following a 7.1-magnitude quake in Cebu on October 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523789504 )
People look at the ruins of Basilica Minore del Santo Nino bell tower following a 7.1-magnitude quake in Cebu on October 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523789509 )
People look at the ruins of Basilica Minore del Santo Nino bell tower following a 7.1-magnitude quake in Cebu on October 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523789519 )
People look at the ruins of Basilica Minore del Santo Nino bell tower following a 7.1-magnitude quake in Cebu on October 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523789531 )
Patients are treated at a temporary shelter following a 7.1-magnitude quake in Cebu on October 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523789716 )
People are treated at a temporary shelter following a 7.1-magnitude quake in Cebu on October 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523789783 )
New born babies are treated at a temporary shelter after the hospital was damaged following a 7.1-magnitude quake in Cebu on October 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523789786 )
A guard is reflected in a glass door next to a a damage government office following a 7.1-magnitude quake in Cebu on October 15, 2013. AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523789938 )
This is a January 2011 file photo of the facade of Basilica de Sto. Nino (Basilica of the Holy Child) with its towering bell tower in Cebu city in central Philippines. On Tuesday Oct. 15, 2013 a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Cebu city toppling the bell tower of the Philippines' oldest church and sending terrified residents into deadly stampedes. (AP Photo/Chester Baldicantos, File) ( Philippines Earthquake )
A private guard stands near the damaged Basilica of the Holy Child following a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Cebu city in central Philippines and toppled the bell tower of the Philippines' oldest church Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( APTOPIX Philippines Earthquake )
A boy walks away from the rubble of San Isidro de Labrador church which was caused by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake at Tubigon township, Bohol province in central Philippines Wednesday Oct. 16, 2013. A 7.2-magnitude quake hit Bohol and Cebu provinces Tuesday damaging churches, buildings and homes and causing multiple deaths across the central region. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Children emerge from their half-submerged home which was damaged by Tuesday's 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Cortes township, Bohol province in central Philippines Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel load relief goods onto a PCG vessel at a port in Manila on October 16, 2013. Rescue workers raced on October 16 to reach isolated communities on a popular Philippine tourist island that was devastated by a huge earthquake, as aftershocks tormented survivors and the death toll climbed to 107. AFP PHOTO/NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images ( 523824127 )
A resident prepares to retrieve his belongings from his half-submerged home which was damaged in Tuesday's 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Cortes township, Bohol province in central Philippines Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Residents go about their daily business while walking on a road damaged in Tuesday's 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Maribojoc township, Bohol province in central Philippines Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Residents camp out in a park to avoid aftershocks at Loon township, Bohol province in central Philippines Wednesday Oct. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Huge boulders block the highway in Cortes township, Bohol province in central Philippines Wednesday Oct. 16, 2013, a day after a 7.2-magnitude quake hit Bohol and Cebu provinces. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
The rubble at San Isidro de Labrador church which was caused by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake is seen at Tubigon township, Bohol province in central Philippines Wednesday Oct. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
A landslide which was caused by Tuesday's 7.2-magnitude earthquake is seen from Cortes township, Bohol province in central Philippines Wednesday Oct. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
The rubble from the toppled bell tower of Saint Peter church is scattered at an intersection at Loboc township, Bohol province in central Philippines Wednesday Oct. 16, 2013, a day after a 7.2-magnitude quake hit Bohol and Cebu provinces. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
In this photo released by the Philippine Air Force shows damaged structures and part of the Our Lady of Light Catholic church after a powerful earthquake struck Loon town, Bohol province, central Philippines Wednesday Oct. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/ Philippine Air Force) ( Philippines Earthquake )
A house is perched precariously amidst a landslide caused by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake at Cortes township, Bohol province in central Philippines Wednesday Oct. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Debris lies near the damaged Saint Peter church in Loboc township, Bohol province in central Philippines Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, a day after a 7.2-magnitude quake hit Bohol and Cebu provinces. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Residents camp out at an open field to avoid aftershocks at Loon township, Bohol province in central Philippines Wednesday Oct. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Residents board small boats to get to the other side amidst a collapsed bridge at Cortes township, Bohol province in central Philippines, Wednesday Oct. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Residents walk on a damaged highway in Loboc township, Bohol province in central Philippines Wednesday Oct. 16, 2013, a day after a 7.2-magnitude quake hit Bohol and Cebu provinces. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( APTOPIX Philippines Earthquake )
A boy walks away from the rubble of San Isidro de Labrador church which was caused by a 7.2-magnitude earthquake at Tubigon township, Bohol province in central Philippines Wednesday Oct. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
A Philippine Coast Guard crew carries relief goods on a Coast Guard ship docked at Manila's pier, Philippines, before heading to earthquake-struck Cebu and Bohol provinces on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Residents look at the collapsed Saint Peter church at Loboc township, Bohol province in central Philippines Wednesday Oct.16, 2013, a day after a 7.2-magnitude quake hit Bohol and Cebu provinces. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
A couple save their belongings from their half-submerged home which was damaged by Tuesday's 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Cortes township, Bohol province in central Philippines Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
In this handout photograph released by the Malacanang Photo Bureau, Philippine President Benigno Aquino (C, in black/yellow shirt) inspects an earthquake-damaged road at Tagbilaran City, Bohol, central Philippines, on October 16, 2013. AFP PHOTO/RYAN LIM/MALACANANG PHOTO BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images ( 523823172 )
In this handout photograph released by the Malacanang Photo Bureau, Philippine President Benigno Aquino (L) distributes relief goods to earthquake-affected families at Tagbilaran City, Bohol, central Philippines, on October 16, 2013. Rescue workers raced on October 16 to reach isolated communities on a popular Philippine tourist island that was devastated by a huge earthquake, as aftershocks tormented survivors and the death toll climbed to 107.AFP PHOTO/RYAN LIM/MALACANANG PHOTO BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images ( 523823176 )
In this handout photograph released by the Malacanang Photo Bureau, Philippine President Benigno Aquino (C, in black/yellow shirt) visits the earthquake-ruined Basilica Minore del Santo Nino church at Cebu City, central Philippines, on October 16, 2013. AFP PHOTO/RYAN LIM/MALACANANG PHOTO BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images ( 523823189 )
People display a message "Please Help Us" as they camp out in the middle of a rice field to avoid aftershocks at Calape township, Bohol province in central Philippines, Wednesday Oct. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Huge boulders block a highway at Cortes township, Bohol province in central Philippines Wednesday Oct. 16, 2013, a day after a 7.2-magnitude quake hit Bohol and Cebu provinces. . (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Relatives stand near a victim's body on the popular tourist island of Bohol, central Philippines on October 16, 2013 following a 7.1-magnitude earthquake in the area on October 15. AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523815823 )
The ruins of the 180 years old Our lady of light Church on the popular tourist island of Bohol, central Philippines on October 16, 2013 following a 7.1-magnitude earthquake in the area on October 15. AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523815864 )
Children look at the ruins of the 180 years old Our lady of light Church on the popular tourist island of Bohol, central Philippines on October 16, 2013 following a 7.1-magnitude earthquake in the area on October 15. AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523817386 )
Residents walk by a damaged gymnasium on the popular tourist island of Bohol, central Philippines on October 16, 2013 following a 7.1-magnitude earthquake in the area on October 15. AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523817799 )
Residents pass by a landslide area on the popular tourist island of Bohol, central Philippines on October 16, 2013 following a 7.1-magnitude earthquake in the area on October 15. AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523819670 )
Residents use an outrigger to cross a river near a damaged bridge on the popular tourist island of Bohol, central Philippines on October 16, 2013 following a 7.1-magnitude earthquake in the area on October 15. AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523819762 )
A makeshift altar is put before the ruins of the 180 years old Our lady of light Church on the popular tourist island of Bohol, central Philippines on October 16, 2013 following a 7.1-magnitude earthquake in the area on October 15. AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523819724 )
People stand in front of a damaged public market on the popular tourist island of Bohol, central Philippines on October 16, 2013 following a 7.1-magnitude earthquake in the area on October 15. AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523820301 )
Hannah Jumang-it and her brother Mark Dave Mejorada sit by the ruins of Our Lady of Light church as they look for their missing father Necitas Mejorada, a lay minister, in Loon township, Bohol province in central Philippines Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( CORRECTION Philippines Earthquake )
Commuters cross a damaged bridge at Cortes township, Bohol province in central Philippines Thursday Oct. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
A man injured in a 7.1-magnitude earthquake in the central Philippines is helped out of an outrigger boat on October 17, 2013 in Tagbilaran, the provincial capital of the island of Bohol that took the brunt of the quake damage. AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTOJAY DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523847894 )
Members of the Philippine Air Force and volunteers load medical supplies, relief goods and cots on to a C-130 military plane as they prepare to fly to quake-hit Bohol island at Villamor Air Base in Pasay, south of Manila on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Workers from the Department of Public Work Highway inspect a road in the Village of Cantam-is, Bohol on October 17, 2013, that was damaged during a 7.1-magnitude earthquake that hit the central Philippine island of Bohol on October 15, 2013 killing 161 people. AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523849042 )
The quake-toppled head of a Catholic figure lies on the ground at Clarin Catholic church at Clarin township, Bohol province in central Philippines Thursday Oct.17, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Members of the Philippine Air Force carry cots on a C-130 military plane as they prepare to fly to Bohol island at Villamor Air Base in Pasay, south of Manila, Philippines on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Commuters cross a damaged bridge at Cortes township, Bohol province in central Philippines Thursday Oct. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
University student John David Espanola, 19, one of more than 200 people injured during a 7.1-magnitude earthquake that hit the central Philippine island of Bohol on October 15, 2013, is comforted by his mother as he lays in a hospital bed in the parking lot of a government hospital in Tagbilaran city, the capital of Bohol island, on October 17, 2013. The quake struck the central Philippines on October 15, 2013, killing 161 people. AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523848363 )
A motorcycle pass by a landslide and a damaged road in the village of Cantam-is, Bohol on October 17, 2013, after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake that hit the central Philippine island of Bohol on October 15, 2013 killing 161 people. AFP PHOTO / Jay DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523849272 )
Residents queue up to receive cash handouts given by the government in quake-hit Sagbayan township, Bohol province in central Philippines Thursday Oct.17, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
A two-story house leans on its side Thursday Oct.17, 2013 after being damaged by a strong earthquake Tuesday in Maribojoc township, Bohol province in central Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Residents take photos of the rubble of Our Lady of Light church at Loon township, Bohol province in central Philippines Thursday Oct.17, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
A Philippine Air Force helicopter hovers above the totally-collapsed Our Lady of Light church at Loon township, Bohol province in central Philippines Thursday Oct.17, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
Residents gather at the quake-damaged municipal hall at Sagbayan township, Bohol province in central Philippines Thursday Oct.17, 2013. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) ( Philippines Earthquake )
A Philippine pedestrian passes the ruins of the historic Loboc Church in Loboc town on the central Philippine island of Bohol on October 18, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ Jay DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523888286 )
This handout photo taken on October 16, 2013 and released on October 17 by Philipine Air Force (PAF) shows an aerial shot of a destroyed road in Sagbayan, Bohol province, central Philippines, after a 7.1 earthquake hit the tourist island destination on October 15. AFP PHOTO /PAF HO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523839937 )
This handout photo taken on October 16, 2013 and released on October 17 by the Philippine air force (PAF) shows an aerial shot of quake-affected residents sheltering on temporary tents next to the destroyed church in the town of Loon, Bohol province, central Philippines, after a 7.1 earthquake hit the tourist island destination october 15. AFP PHOTO/PAF AFP PHOTO /PAF HO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523840162 )
This handout photo taken on October 16, 2013 and released on October 17 by Philipine air force (PAF) shows an aerial shot of the famous tourist spot of the Chocolate Hills with its side eroded, in Tagbilaran City, Bohol province, central Philippines, after a 7.1 earthquake hit the tourist island destination october 15. AFP PHOTO/PAF AFP PHOTO /PAF/AFP/Getty Images ( 523840167 )
This handout photo taken on October 16, 2013 and released on October 17 by the Philippine air force (PAF) shows an aerial shot of a destroyed church in the town of Loon, Bohol province, central Philippines, after a 7.1 earthquake hit the tourist island destination october 15. AAFP PHOTO /PAF HO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523840159 )
Motorcycles pass by part of the World famous Chocolate Hills in Carmen, on October 17, 2013, the centre of the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that hit the central Philippine island of Bohol. Road access to the worst-hit towns on the central island of Bohol remained cut, two days after the 7.1-magnitude quake destroyed buildings and triggered landslides that engulfed homes and highways, regional civil defense chief Minda Morante said. AFP PHOTO/ Jay DIRECTO/AFP/Getty Images ( 523852468 )
Categories: News, Syndicated, World
Tags: photo