Magnitude 5.4 earthquake strikes Mindanao, Philippines region

 

The Philippines seismology agency reported it at magnitude 5.3 in Davao Oriental province and said it was expecting damage and aftershocks. — Reuters pic

MANILA, Aug 9 — An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 struck Mindanao, Philippines, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) reported today.

The quake was at a depth of 10 kilometres, GFZ said.

The Philippines seismology agency reported it at magnitude 5.3 in Davao Oriental province and said it was expecting damage and aftershocks. — Reuters