(Recasts with increased death toll, updates dateline) Oct 1 (Reuters) – At least 20 people were killed and over three dozen were injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake in the Philippines, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing a government official. The earthquake that struck off the coast of Cebu City just before 10 p.m. (1400 GMT) on Tuesday led to power outages and damaged buildings in the region. At least 20 people had been confirmed dead and at least 37 were injured, a spokesperson for Cebu told the newspaper. Four buildings collapsed, three government buildings were damaged and six bridges and one road were not accessible, the report said. Earthquake monitoring agencies had pegged the depth of the quake at around 10 km (6.2 miles) and recorded multiple afters

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