An offshore earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale hit the southern Philippine region of Mindanao on Sunday night, with no casualty or damage to property reported.
The quake was recorded at 11:53 p.m. local time (1553 GMT), and the epicenter was 1110 kilometers southeast of Manila at a depth of 107.5 kilometers, said the United States Geological Service.
The Philippines is hit regularly by earthquakes, and most of them are low in magnitude and cause little damage.
The Southeast Asian country is part of the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, a string of islands on the Pacific Ocean rim that were formed by the eruptions of undersea volcanoes.
Source:Xinhua
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