Earthquake Today, Oct. 17 -- A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck Mindanao, Philippines, on Friday, 17 October, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported.

This comes just a week after two powerful offshore quakes hit the country. On 10 October, twin quakes hit southern Philippines' Mindanao.

The first earthquake, measuring 7.4, claimed at least seven lives, triggered landslides, and prompted evacuations of nearby coastal areas amid a brief tsunami warning.

The second earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8, also led to a local tsunami alert. Both tremors were caused by movement along the same fault line, the Philippine Trench, at a depth of 37 kilometres (23 miles) off Manay town in Davao Oriental province, accordi...