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Magnitude 5.3 quake strikes off Surigao del Sur

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="alt" src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/news/10/24/quake.jpg"/></figure></div><p>MANILA - A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur on Sunday morning, Phivolcs said.</p><p>The tremor happened at 7:08 a.m., 75 kilometers northeast of Lingig town.</p><p>It was tectonic in origin and had a depth of 19 kilometers, according to Phivolcs. </p><p>The tremor was not expected to cause damage but may spawn aftershocks, it added.</p><p>The Philippines is situated on the Pacific &quot;Ring of Fire,&quot; an arc of intense seismic activity that stretches from Japan through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin.</p><div><strong>— With a report from Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1690185" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur on Sunday morning, Phivolcs said.