The epicenter of the quake was located 47 km southwest of the city of Maravi with a population of about 201,000 inhabitants, situated on the island of Mindanao.
The center of the earthquake was at a depth of 603 km (374 miles). Some 35,379,000 people are estimated to have felt weak tremors.
Green #earthquake alert (6M,depth:598.1km) in #Philippines 04 Nov 2018 07:55 UTC,Pop100km:5.5m - https://t.co/lUEr58XyLn - #GDACSFeedback
โ GDACS DisasterAlerts (@GDACS) November 4, 2018
#Earthquake (#lindol) M5.5 strikes 86 km NW of #Budta (#Philippines) 14 min ago. More info: https://t.co/HSFdXlrTmL
โ AllQuakes - EMSC (@EMSC) November 4, 2018
There have been no reports of casualties, destruction or the threat of a tsunami.
In April, a moderate 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit off the second largest Philippine island of Mindanao.
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