MANILA: A 7.2-magnitude earthquake collapsed buildings, cracked roads and toppled the bell tower of the Philippines' oldest church Tuesday morning, killing at least 70 people across the central region.
The quake sent people rushing out of homes and buildings, including hospitals, as aftershocks continued.
At least five died in a stampede in Cebu, said Neil Sanchez, provincial disaster management officer.
Offices and schools were closed for a national holiday, which may have saved lives.
The temblor, which struck at 8:12 a.m., was centered about 33 kilometers (20 miles) below Carmen town on Bohol Island and did not cause a tsunami.
40 people were killed in Bohol and 30 died in Cebu province, a more urban and densely populated region across the strait from the earthquake's epicenter, said Civil defense spokesman Maj. Reynaldo Balido.
Another person died on Siquijor Island, southwest of Bohol. A total of 33 were injured.
In Cebu, a boat ride from Bohol, five were killed when a fishing port collapsed.
Two more people died and 19 were injured when the roof of a market in Mandaue in Cebu province fell on them. Elsewhere in the city, a woman died after being hit on the head when the quake toppled a building.
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