A 7.2-magnitude earthquake collapsed buildings and roofs and cracked roads Tuesday morning in the central Philippines, killing at least 20 people and injuring 33 others.
Fifteen of the fatalities were in Cebu, the country's second most important city, civil defence office spokesman Reynaldo Balido told reporters.
The quake was felt across the central region, and people rushed out of buildings and homes, including hospitals, as aftershocks continued. Offices and schools were closed for a national holiday, which may lower casualties.
The temblor struck about 56 kilometres deep below Carmen town on Bohol Island and did not cause a tsunami in the seas around the archipelago.
At least four were killed on Bohol, said the island's Gov. Edgardo Chatto.
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| The epicentre of the quake was on the island of Bohol, about 600km south of Manila. Pic: Google |
Five others died when part of a fish port collapsed in Cebu city, across the strait from Bohol, officials said. Two more people died and 19 were injured when the roof of a market in Mandaue in Cebu province collapsed. A woman died after being hit on the head when the quake toppled a building.
The quake struck at 08:12 local time (10.12AEST) about 5km east of Balilihan, in the Bohol region of the archipelago, at a depth of 56km, the US Geological Survey reported.
The epicentre was 629km from the capital Manila.
People rushed out of buildings and homes, including hospitals as aftershocks continued.
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