An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Friday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
The quake was at a depth of 29 km (18.02 miles), GFZ said.
Venezuela earthquakes live updates: At least 589 dead and nearly 3,000 injured after powerful twin tremors
At least 589 people have been killed and 2,980 injured following powerful back-to-back earthquakes that rocked Venezuela, Interim President Delcy Rodríguez said Friday.
Rodríguez said the coastal state of La Guaira, north of the capital Caracas, had been hardest hit by the 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes that struck on Wednesday evening.
"We are going to rescue the people who are trapped. We are working tirelessly on this task," Rodríguez said.
The number of fatalities is expected to climb, with rescuers continuing to pick their way through the rubble of destroyed buildings across northern Venezuela.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the death toll would most likely run into the thousands, with a substantial probability of it exceeding 10,000. A website created to track missing people listed more than 46,000 people as missing. These figures have not been confirmed by officials.
The country's Maiquetía "Simón Bolívar" International Airport was closed due to damage, which made aid efforts more challenging.
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