Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes off Philippines

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off the coast of the Philippines, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) has announced.

The earthquake's epicentre was located 49 kilometres north of Sarangani at a depth of 35 kilometres, Caliber.Az reports, citing Russian media.

There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, and no tsunami warning was issued.

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov