Strong earthquake hits northern Philippines
A 6.7-magnitude quake struck off the main island of Luzon of the Philippines on July 24 morning, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
An unusually powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake shook southern California on 5 July - just one day after a 6.4 magnitude tremor struck the area nearly 200 kilometres from Los Angeles. The shock has raised fears that this could be just the beginning of a much greater disaster.