MANILA, April 26 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake measuring 6.9 magnitude on the Richter scale hit a sea area 271 km of Batan Islands off northeast Philippines at 10:59 a.m. (0259 GMT) on Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

4月26日新華社馬尼拉消息——根據(jù)美國地理勘探局消息，周一早晨10:59菲律賓東北部巴丹島發(fā)生里氏6.9級地震。

The epicenter of the quake was initially determined to be 22.247 degrees north latitude and 123.733 degrees east longitude. It is 270 km from Tai-Tung city of Taiwan, the USGS said.

震中位置為北緯22.247、東經(jīng)123.733。距離臺灣臺東市270公里。

There are no reports of casualties and damages so far.

到目前為止尚無人員傷亡的報(bào)告。

The Philippines sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" where continental plates collide, causing frequent seismic and volcanic activity.

菲律賓坐落在太平洋的“火環(huán)地帶”，那里大陸板塊碰撞活躍，時(shí)常導(dǎo)致地震和火山活動。

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