### [2017-08-23](/feed/2017/08/23/index.md)

##### Earthquakes in 2017
# Two people die in an earthquake in Leyte, Philippines. 




### Sources:

1. [CNN Philippines](http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2017/08/23/earthquake-Albuera-Leyte.html)

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