One day after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake, the death toll in the Philippines has climbed to at least 37, with more than 480 people injured. Around 1,100 aftershocks are hampering rescue operations. Tens of thousands of people have been affected by the disaster.

The video has also sparked reminders about staying prepared and looking out for children during tremors.

Several mostly low-rise buildings collapsed or sustained heavy damages in the hard-hit city of General Santos.

Rescuers searched ruined buildings in the southern Philippines Tuesday to ensure no one was still trapped a day after one of the strongest earthquakes to hit the country in a half-century killed at least 37 people and displaced over 20,

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that hit the Philippines happened at a subduction zone. Such places are capable of producing the largest earthquakes possible

U.S. embassy warns residents "evacuate immediately to higher grounds or move farther inland."

Philippines earthquake: At least 30 are dead after a 7.8 earthquake strikes the Philippines. Shocking viral video shows a 36-storey building swaying as a rooftop pool overflows.

MANILA, June 9 (Reuters) - The Philippines' foreign ministry has undertaken appropriate diplomatic action against China in connection with the "illegal presence" of a floating structure in a disputed atoll,