A strong earthquake hit a popular tourist area in the central Philippines, killing at least 20 and destroying several historic buildings.
Deadly Earthquakes in the Philippines
![A view of the destroyed St. Michael Parish church in Clarin, Bohol a day after an earthquake hit, central Philippines, Oct. 16, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bcb4d045-fd8a-44fc-b9cb-5667f48cb850_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A view of the destroyed St. Michael Parish church in Clarin, Bohol a day after an earthquake hit, central Philippines, Oct. 16, 2013.
![Residents walk on a damaged highway at Loboc township, Bohol province in central Philippines, Oct. 16, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7ca803bf-db3b-43c2-91da-a0e5d7f2013b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Residents walk on a damaged highway at Loboc township, Bohol province in central Philippines, Oct. 16, 2013.
![Residents stay in makeshift shelters near the rubble of the centuries-old Our Lady of Light church in Loon, Bohol, a day after an earthquake, Philippines, Oct. 16, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bff43cf4-dc5d-4391-a9b2-8ffd1447c962_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Residents stay in makeshift shelters near the rubble of the centuries-old Our Lady of Light church in Loon, Bohol, a day after an earthquake, Philippines, Oct. 16, 2013.
![Members of the Philippine Coast Guard carry sacks filled with relief goods to load on-board the BRP Corregidor at a port in Manila, Oct. 16, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a43181c5-b3f8-4ed8-8568-07d2c4cd627c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of the Philippine Coast Guard carry sacks filled with relief goods to load on-board the BRP Corregidor at a port in Manila, Oct. 16, 2013.
![A view of the damaged Basilica Minore of Sto Nino de Cebu church after an earthquake struck Cebu city, in central Philippines, Oct. 15, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/79c8c21a-ba0f-4d75-97b3-07470ac9b71d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A view of the damaged Basilica Minore of Sto Nino de Cebu church after an earthquake struck Cebu city, in central Philippines, Oct. 15, 2013.
![Rescue members recover the body of a vendor killed after an earthquake hit Pasil market in Cebu, central Philippines, Oct. 15, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/94806746-dc81-45e6-b918-3d27fa901282_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rescue members recover the body of a vendor killed after an earthquake hit Pasil market in Cebu, central Philippines, Oct. 15, 2013.
![Firefighters stand near damaged vehicles after an earthquake struck Cebu city, in central Philippines, Oct. 15, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/de84812d-1705-4bd1-b79e-191c3f6dbf17_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Firefighters stand near damaged vehicles after an earthquake struck Cebu city, in central Philippines, Oct. 15, 2013.
![Earthquake victims gather at the parking lot of a government hospital following a quake that hit Cebu city in central Philippines, Oct. 15, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/7db1fd9e-05a7-4316-a6c3-e6b2d4ae731d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Earthquake victims gather at the parking lot of a government hospital following a quake that hit Cebu city in central Philippines, Oct. 15, 2013.
![Hospital patients rest after they were evacuated after an earthquake struck Cebu city, in central Philippines, Oct. 15, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/bce2f07a-25fa-4d7c-b89f-19a4dfa7dc91_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Hospital patients rest after they were evacuated after an earthquake struck Cebu city, in central Philippines, Oct. 15, 2013.
![People walk near the damaged Loboc church, Bohol, Phillippines, Oct. 15, 2013. (Picture courtesy of Robert Michael Poole)](https://gdb.voanews.com/6f8373b5-1420-4e58-8ad5-4ead06a53f9b_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People walk near the damaged Loboc church, Bohol, Phillippines, Oct. 15, 2013. (Picture courtesy of Robert Michael Poole)