MANILA, Oct 16 (NNN-PNA) – An offshore earthquake, with a magnitude of 5.3, rattled Surigao Del Sur province, in southern Philippines late last 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 north-east of Marihatag town.
The institute said, the tectonic quake will trigger aftershocks, but will not cause any damage.
The Philippines has frequent seismic activity, due to its location along the Pacific “Ring of Fire.”– NNN-PNA
