Moderate quake hits southern Philippines

A 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit several parts of southern Philippines on Wednesday morning, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

But, there were no reported damages so far.

The tremor, with a depth of 66.4 km, occurred at around 08:43 a. m. local time. The epicenter was traced 155 km southeast of southern city of Davao.

The quake was also felt in the city of General Santos.

The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said that the Moro Gulf earthquakes were the result of the sinking of the Molucca plate.

Source: Xinhua