a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck the country

New earthquake in the Philippines. A 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit the country on Thursday June 15, the US Geological Institute (USGS) announced. Local authorities having warned of aftershocks and possible damage.

The earthquake struck at a depth of 124 kilometers at around 10 a.m. local time off the coast of the city of Calatagan, in the province of Batangas, near the capital Manila. No casualties or damage were immediately reported, but disaster management authorities were deployed to assess the toll of the tremor, Calatagan police chief Emil Mendoza told AFP.

An earthquake between 30 seconds and one minute

Ronald Torres, disaster management officer at Calatagan, said the quake lasted between 30 seconds and a minute. The tremor was felt in the capital, Manila, where residents ran out of buildings.

Earthquakes occur daily in the Philippines, which lies on the “ring of fire” of the Pacific, an area of ​​intense seismic and volcanic activity. The last major earthquake occurred in the northern Philippines in October. Measuring 6.4, it struck the town of Dolores in the mountainous province of Abra, injuring several people, damaging buildings and knocking out electricity in most of the region.