Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Babuyan islands in Philippines -USGS

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

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.