Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 recorded off the coast of the Philippines

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 occurred off the island of Batan in the northern Philippines. The relevant information is published on the website of the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

The earthquake was recorded at 5:45 UTC (8:45 Moscow time) 98.9 km southwest of the municipality of Basco with a population of 7.2 thousand people. The seismic event was located at a depth of 39.7 km.

There was no information about casualties, casualties, or damage.

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Earlier, tremors were reported in Japan and Pakistan.

The day before, an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 was recorded in the northern part of Iran. The seismic event occurred at 21:37 UTC (00:37 Moscow time), 44 km northwest of the city of Shahrud with a population of 131 thousand people. The hearth was located at a depth of 7 km.