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Earthquake strikes Babuyan islands in Philippines
An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck the Babuyan islands in the northern Philippines on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.
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The quake was at a depth of 34 km (21.13 miles), USGS said.
The Philippines’ state seismology agency said it was expecting aftershocks but no damage as a result of the offshore quake.
The Southeast Asian nation lies within the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” where volcanic activity and earthquakes are common.
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