Rescuers are using backhoes and sniffer dogs to look for survivors in collapsed houses and other damaged buildings in the central Philippines, a day after an earthquake killed at least 69 people. Officials say the death toll is expected to rise from the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that hit at about 10 p.m. Tuesday. The quake trapped an unspecified number of residents in the hard-hit city of Bogo and outlying rural towns in Cebu province. Army troops, police and civilian volunteers were deployed Wednesday to carry out house-to-house searches. Officials say intermittent rain and damaged bridges and roads have hampered the race to save lives.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 has shaken Istanbul and other areas in Turkey. The quake prompted widespread panic and scores of injuries in Istanbul, though there were no immediate reports of serious damage. More than 230 people were hospitalized with injuries sustained while attempting to flee buildings on Wednesday. There were several aftershocks, including one measuring 5.9. Turkey lies on two major fault lines and earthquakes are frequent. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake in February 2023, followed by a powerful tremor hours later, killed over 53,000 people and destroyed or damaged hundreds of thousands of buildings.

A powerful earthquake has rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand, destroying buildings and bridges and killing at least 150 people, mostly in Myanmar. Officials in Bangkok say 10 people were killed and 101 were missing from three construction sites, including a high-rise that crumbled. Footage from two hard-hit cities in Myanmar, one of the world's poorest countries, showed many collapsed buildings, and authorities said the death toll was likely to rise. The 7.7 magnitude quake was centered near Myanmar's second-largest city of Mandalay. It struck Friday at midday and was followed by a strong aftershock. Amid images of buckled roads and reports of collapsed bridges in Myanmar, there were concerns about how rescuers would even reach some affected areas.