MANILA: A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on Wednesday ( Apr 16 ), according to the US Geological Survey ( USGS), with no reports of damage or casualties coming up at the time.
According to the USGS, the earthquake had a degree of 30 kilometers off the island of Mindanao.
The centre was located 43 kilometers west of the city of Maitum, which is situated in a rocky and sparsely populated area, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
Local government informed AFP that early warning signs indicated no significant damage had been caused by the earthquake.
It lasted for a while, but it wasn’t longer. According to Gilbert Rolifor, a fire department official in Maitum,” we have checked, but it was bad ( for injury or deaths ).”
The Philippines, which is located along the Pacific” Ring of Fire,” an episode of severe seismic and volcanic exercise that extends from Japan through Southeast Asia and the Pacific lake, is a daily occurrence.
Powerful and destructive quakes occur at random and without any technology to forecast when and where they will occur. Most are too fragile to be felt by people.