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Cebu: A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck in waters near the island of Cebu in the central Philippines late on Tuesday, the deadliest to hit the country since 2013, with more than 60 people reported dead and dozens injured. The Southeast Asian archipelago is one of the most seismically vulnerable countries on the planet, often experiencing more than 1,000 quakes a year.

Earthquake List

According to the Earthquake list, which compiles data from global earthquake monitoring agencies, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, in the past decade, the Philippines has experienced an average of 826 quakes a year, amounting to about one every 10 hours. That compares to 2,053 quakes per year in Ind

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