Magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits Mindanao island, Philippines - EMSC

(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Mindanao island in the Philippines on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said.

The quake was at a depth of 26 km (16 miles), EMSC said.

(Reporting by Shubhendu Deshmukh in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew Heavens)