JAKARTA, Indonesia — Strong, shallow underwater earthquakes shook western Indonesia and the Philippine capital region Monday, March 14, 2022, but no serious damage was immediately reported and no tsunami warnings were issued.In Indonesia, a magnitude 6.7 quake that was 16 kilometers (10 miles) deep struck about 169 kilometers (104.8 miles) west of Pariaman, a town in West Sumatra province, the US Geological Survey said.The Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said the quake was felt in many parts of the province but there was no danger of a tsunami. It occurred just before dawn and was centered about 161 kilometers (100 miles) southeast of South Nias, a district in North Sumatra province.A 6.4-magnitude earthquake also shook parts of the Philippine capital region and outlying provinces at 5:05 a.m. Monday, March 14, but there were no reported damage or injuries, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.The offshore quake was set off by movement along the Manila Trench and its epicenter was about 110 kilometers (68 miles) west of Lubang island in Occidental Mindoro province, which lies south of Manila, the Phivolcs said. Its depth was about 28 kilometers (17 miles).The tremor was felt at Intensity 4 in Lubang, Occidental Mindoro.It was also felt at Intensity 3 in Nasugbu, Batangas; Tagaytay City, Amadeo, Maragondon, Mendez, and Alfonso Cavite; Quezon City; Taguig City; Mandaluyong City; Makati City; Navotas City; Pasig City; and Plaridel, Bulacan; Intensity 2 in Talisay, Batangas; Palauig, San Felipe, and Castillejos, Zambales; and Malabon City; and Intensity 1 in Parañaque City.Instrumental intensities were recorded in the following areas:Intensity 3 — Calumpit, Bulacan; Guagua, Pampanga; City of Olongapo; Carmona, and City of Tagaytay, Cavite; City of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro; City of NavotasIntensity 2 – City of Las Piñas; City of Marikina; City of Muntinlupa; Quezon City; City of Pasig; Baler, Aurora; City of Malolos, Marilao, Pandi, Plaridel, San Ildefonso, and San Rafael, Bulacan; City of Gapan, and City of Palayan, Nueva Ecija; Iba, Zambales; Batangas City, and Talisay, Batangas; Dolores, and Gumaca, Quezon; Puerto Galera, Oriental MindoroIntensity 1 — City of Parañaque; Pateros; City of Dagupan; Doña Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan; City of Cabanatuan, and San Jose City, Nueva Ecija; Magalang, Pampanga; City of Tarlac, Tarlac; Los Baños, Laguna; Infanta, Lucban, Mauban, Mulanay, and Polillo, Quezon; San Jose, Occidental Mindoro; Roxas, Oriental Mindoro; City of Puerto Princesa; and City of San Juan.Indonesia and the Philippines lie along the Pacific “Ring of Fire” — a line of seismic faults around the Pacific Ocean — and are frequently struck by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.A 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook Indonesia’s West Sumatra province last month, killing at least 16 people and injuring more than 400. Thousands of homes and other buildings were damaged by the tremors that were felt as far away as Malaysia and Singapore. (LMY/AP)