No aftershocks and damage are expected.
Seismic activity graph showing an earthquake.
MANILA, Oct 16 : An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 rattled Surigao Del Sur province in southern Philippines late Saturday night , the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The institute said the quake, which occurred at 11:14 p.m. local time, hit at a depth of one km, about 68 km northeast of Marihatag town.The tectonic earthquake’s depth of focus was 40 kilometers.The Philippines has frequent seismic activity due to its location along the Pacific"Ring of Fire." - Xinhua
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