A large earthquake rocked the Mindanao region of the southern Philipines on Friday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) and the United States Geological Society (USGS) recorded.
The GFZ put the magnitude of the quake at 6.9 while the USGS said it was a 6.7 magnitude earthquake. Other estimates have said the quake registered as high as 7.2 on the Richter Scale.
The quake had a depth of 10km, according to the scientists. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said no tsunami was expected, although damage and aftershocks were possible.
A Reuters report said there were no reports of immediate casualties but the locals said that the earthquake had damaged walls and knocked computers off desks in General Santos City in South Cotabato.
Radio announcer Leny Aranego told DZRH radio station: “We saw how the walls cracked and computers fell.”
Passengers at the airport in General Santos City were reportedly evacuated from the airport to the tarmac due to the quake.
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