1st LD Writethru: 5.3-magnitude quake hits Samar, Philippines — GFZ

BEIJING, Nov. 2– An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted Samar, Philippines at 0650 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said.

BEIJING, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 jolted Samar, Philippines at 0650 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 113.9 km, was initially determined to be at 11.32 degrees north latitude and 125.92 degrees east longitude. Enditem