MANILA, July 26 (BSS/Xinhua)- An offshore earthquake with a preliminary
magnitude of 5.5 shook Davao Oriental province in the southern Philippines
before noon on Sunday, the Philippine Institute of Seismology and Volcanology
(Phivolcs) said.
The institute said the quake, which struck at 11:12 a.m. local time, hit
at a depth of 101 km, about 96 km southeast of Manay town.
The institute added that the quake, which was tectonic in origin, will
trigger aftershocks but will not cause damage.
The Philippines has frequent seismic activity due to its location along
the Pacific “Ring of Fire.”