An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck the Mindanao region in the southern Philippines on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), triggering scenes of panic in parts of the archipelago as buildings collapsed and several deaths were reported. The quake struck around 07:37 a.m. local time at a depth of about 35 kilometers … The post Deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake hits southern Philippines appeared first on Egypt Independent .