Earthquake occurred in the Philippines

Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 recorded on Sunday evening off the coast of the Philippines. This was reported by the US Geological Survey (USGS).

The epicenter was located nine kilometers east of the settlement of Union.

Tremors occurred at 21:41 local time (16:41 MSK). The hearth lay at a depth of about 10 kilometers.

Information on casualties and destruction has not yet been received.

Earlier an earthquake of magnitude 5.0 occurred off the coast of Kamchatka.