TAGUM CITY, Philippines—A moderate 5.5-magnitude quake shook parts of the Visayas and Mindanao early Saturday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
The quake, which was of tectonic origin, struck at 1:06 p.m. and its epicenter was traced 121 kilometers northeast of Surigao City.
It had a depth of 70 kilometers, according to Desiderio Cabanlit of Phivolcs Davao.
“The quake was too deep to cause any damage,” Cabanlit told the Inquirer in a text message.
The US Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 5.4 with its epicenter 85 kilometers southeast off Guiuan, Eastern Samar.
A day earlier, a magnitude-5 temblor also rocked Surigao, a seismically active region traversed by the Philippine Trench, according to Phivolcs.
The Philippines sits in the Pacific Ring of Fire where continental plates collide, causing frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity.
