The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued an update around noon local time saying the tsunami threat in the Philippines had passed, having earlier said waves 1 to 3 metres high were possible, although warnings from other agencies remained in place.
The quake was among the strongest in recent years to hit the Philippines, which sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire” and experiences more than 800 quakes each year.
The U.S. Tsunami Warning System issued a tsunami threat immediately after the quake, saying hazardous waves were possible for coasts within 300 km (186 miles) of the earthquake's epicentre.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said authorities were assessing the situation on the ground, and said search-and-rescue teams would be deployed when it was safe to do so.
Richie Diuyen, a disaster official in Manay near the epicentre said the quake lasted 30-40 seconds and initial damage included some houses, the facade of a church, cracked roads and unpassable bridges.
“The damage is quite big,“ she said.
Phivolcs revised down the magnitude from an initial reading of 7.6 to 7.4, and put the depth of the quake at 23 km (14.3 miles).
A video of the quake from the Philippine city of Davao posted on social media and verified by Reuters showed office workers holding on to desks, with the creaking noises of structures. Another showed toppled cabinets and evacuated workers gathering outside. Jonathan Dolotina, a radio operator at the disaster office of the coastal Philippine city of Mati, said there were no immediate reports of casualties and authorities were checking a damaged school building. Sawsan Entrino, a disaster officer in Banay-Banay 10 km away, told DZMM that local classes had been suspended and inspections were underway, but there were no immediate reports of damage.
“Some buildings were reported to have been damaged,“ Edwin Jubahib told Philippine broadcaster DZMM. “It was very strong.” -REUTERS
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