Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 jolts Philippines

Manila [Philippines], February 10 : An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 on the Richter scale struck 2km NNW of Maygatasan, Philippines, on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.

The tremors were felt at 10:51:30 (UTC+05:30), at a depth of 12.4 km.

According to the USGS, the epicentre of the earthquake was found to be at latitude 8.729°N and longitude 125.710°E, respectively.

No reports of casulaties or any material damage have surfaced yet.

Further details are awaited.

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