Earthquake of magnitude 5.5 strikes Philippines' Babuyan islands

Philippines earthquake: The earthquake was at a depth of 34 km (21.13 miles), USGS said.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck the Babuyan islands in the northern Philippines on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The earthquake was at a depth of 34 km (21.13 miles), USGS said. (Representative Image)

The quake was at a depth of 34 km (21.13 miles), USGS said.

The Philippines' state seismology agency said it was expecting aftershocks but no damage as a result of the offshore quake.

The Southeast Asian nation lies within the Pacific "Ring of Fire," where volcanic activity and earthquakes are common.