An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck the Moro Gulf, Mindanao region in the Philippines on Saturday.
According to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake was at a depth of 10 km ( 6.21 miles).
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Philippines
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