MANILA: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck off the southern coast of the Philippines on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, but according to local authorities there were no reports of casualties.
The quake struck at a depth of 70 kilometres, about 100 kilometres southeast of Sarangani municipality off Mindanao island, the USGS said.
The quake originated 70 kilometres deep and approximately 100 kilometres southeast of Sarangani municipality on Mindanao island, according to the USGS.
Both the US Tsunami Warning System and the Philippine Seismological Agency did not issue a tsunami alert.
Chief Master Sergeant Ian Roy Balandan of the Sarangani provincial police office expressed gratitude, stating that the impact in their province was relatively mild, with no reports of casualties or infrastructure damage.
Harly Sauro, a disaster official in Sarangani municipality, noted that while the quake did not cause harm or damage, it did disturb some residents from their sleep.
The Philippines, situated along the Pacific Ring of Fire, frequently experiences earthquakes due to intense seismic and volcanic activity. Most earthquakes in the region, however, are too weak to be perceptible to humans. Notably, a 7.6-magnitude quake off Mindanao last month briefly prompted a tsunami warning and resulted in at least three fatalities.
