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 10km away, told DZMM that local classes had been suspended and inspections were underway, but there were no immediate reports of damage.
The governor of Davao del Norte in the Philippines said people panicked when the earthquake struck.
“Some buildings were reported to have been damaged,” Edwin Jubahib told Philippine broadcaster DZMM. “It was very strong.”
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre put the quake’s magnitude at 7.4 and its depth at 58km.
Source: CNA
