At least 9 die in Philippines quake

ANKARA

At least nine people were killed in Monday’s 6.1 magnitude earthquake in the Philippines, said the official state news agency.

Seven people died in the towns of Porac and Lubao, according to the Philippine News Agency.

The epicenter of the quake was the city of Gutad, about 100 kilometers (62 miles) north of the capital Manila, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Monday.

The quake, which occurred at a shallow depth of 20 km (some 12.4 mi.), caused panic in Manila, and some hotels and shopping centers were evacuated.

At least 52 aftershocks were recorded after the earthquake

* Writing by Jeyhun Aliyev and Zehra Nur Duz