In the Philippines, a magnitude 5.7 earthquake shook the capital Manila today, sending people rushing out of buildings and briefly halting train services in the city. The US Geological Survey said the strong quake struck off the country's main island of Luzon this afternoon at a depth of 77 kilometres about 94 kilometres southwest of Manila. Videos shared on social media showed commuters sitting squashed together on a train platform and people in the Senate exiting the building after the tremor stopped. So far, there were no reports of any damages or casualties.<br />'' <br />'' Today's earthquake comes after a series of powerful quakes and aftershocks off the country's southern island of Mindanao following a magnitude 7.6 quake last weekend that briefly triggered a tsunami warning. <br />