Magnitude 6.8 quake strikes Philippines: USGS

A man looks at a damaged hotel building after an earthquake in Kidapawan City, Cotabato, Philippines, October 31, 2019, in this still image obtained from a social media video. Courtesy of JOHN PAUL RABI GORIT/Social Media via REUTERS

(Reuters) - A powerful quake of magnitude 6.8 struck near Mindanao in the Philippines on Thursday just two days after a magnitude 6.7 struck nearby and killed at least seven people, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

(Reporting by Sandra Maler in Washington)