No Korean casualties reported after powerful Philippines earthquake, Seoul says

South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Monday that no South Korean nationals have been reported killed or injured following a powerful earthquake that struck the southern Philippines.

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit the Mindanao region at around 7:37 a.m.

Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey, triggering building collapses and widespread panic across parts of the archipelago.

The South Korean ministry said it had confirmed no casualties among South Korean nationals as o ...