A total of 173,000 families have been affected by the devastation caused by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Southern Mindanao on June 8, the Office of Civil Defense said on Sunday.

On 10 June, rescue operations continued across Mindanao after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the southern Philippine island on 8 June, killing at least 37 people, injuring nearly 500, and forcing more than 32,000 residents to evacuate their homes.

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck the Philippine island of Mindanao on Tuesday.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 has hit the Philippines' Mindanao island, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center.