An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 on the Richter scale shook the waters off the Babuyan Islands, northern Philippineswithout the authorities at the moment informing about possible damage or declaring a tsunami alert.
The United States Geological Service, which records seismic activity around the world, reported that the earthquake occurred at 6:15 p.m. local time (10:15 GMT), placing it at a depth of 21 miles (34 kilometers).
The closest inhabited areas to the earthquake They are the towns of Namuac, about 66 kilometers from the epicenter, and Clavería, 67 kilometers away.
For its part, the Philippine State Seismology Bureau said it expected aftershocks but no damage from the offshore earthquake.
The Philippines lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area of high seismic and volcanic activity that records about 7,000 earthquakes each year, most of them moderate.
Source: Eluniverso
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