The Philippines is situated in the so-called " Ring of Fire" a seismically-active horseshoe-shaped zone of volcanoes and fault lines circling the edges of the Pacific Ocean.

Axar.az reports citing Independent.

The US Geological Survey reported that a 6.3-magnitude earthquake occurred one-kilometer north-northeast of Gutad, the Philippines on Monday, 22 April at 9:11 (UTC).

The quake hit 60 km (37 miles) northwest of Manila at a depth of 40 km (25 miles). The USGS initially reported a magnitude of 6.4 but downgraded it slightly afterward.

There are no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Some people have evacuated their offices in Manila.

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