Magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocks Abra

ABRA, Philippines — On 27 July 2022 at 08:43 AM (local time), a magnitude 7.0 earthquake rattled the province of Abra and its vicinity. The epicenter is located 3km northwest of the municipality of Tayum in Abra with a 17-km depth of focus. According to the latest situational report released by NDRRMC on 01 August 2022, this event left 10 fatalities and 394 injured people. Several roads, bridges, and other infrastructures also sustained serious damages which led to an estimated total damage cost of PHP 723M as of this writing.