Earthquakes today MAPPED: Chile, Philippines and Indonesia STRUCK by earthquake flurry

Indonesia, Chile and the Philippines has been hit by a wave of earthquakes today. The United States Geological Survey which monitors earthquakes above magnitude 2.5 every day has recorded 26 earthquakes today so far. One of the highest earthquakes to hit was in Indonesia which measured magnitude-5.1 on the richter scale.

The quake comes just a day after a magnitude 6.6 earthquake rocked the Maluku province in eastern Indonesia but it did not trigger a tsunami warning.

The country is still reeling from deaths caused floods, landslides and a tornado which battered the Indonesian island of Sulawesi last week.

Sulawesi has seen dozens of earthquakes, landslides, floods, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions.

More than 1,700 were killed by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake and a tsunami on September 28.

Another earthquake measuring magnitude 4.6 was recorded 91km north-east of Tobelo, Indonesia.

In the Philippines, a magnitude 4.9 quake shook 23km east-north-east off the coast of General Luna.

On Sunday, the Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology recorded an earthquake that was tectonic in origin in Hernani, Eastern Samar.

But no damage was reported.

Chile is the country which has recorded the most tectonic activity today, with three quakes.

The largest was a 5.3 magnitude quake which hit off the coast of Constitucion at a depth of 10km.

The other two were a magnitude 4.4 tremor 28km north-north-west of La Serena and a 4.2 magnitude quake 110km west of Illapel.

However, the earthquakes did not have an impact or cause damage in the country.

But the fear of devastation comes just days after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake which hit off the coast of north Chile and caused buildings to shake and prompted fears of a possible tsunami.

The quake struck at 10.32pm local time (1.31pm GMT) about 9.7 miles southwest of Coquimbo.

The earthquake reportedly caused minor damages to old buildings and power outage to the nearby coastal city of La Serena.

Chile is located on the Pacific Ring of Fire and has a history of deadly earthquakes.

source: express.co.uk