A powerful earthquake struck near the Philippine city of Davao, killing at least one person and causing several injuries on Sunday, the latest in a series of tremors to strike the southern part of the country recently, Eurasia Diary reports citing Aljazeera.
The magnitude 6.8 quake was centred 60km (38 miles) southwest of Davao on the island of Mindanao at a depth of 30km (18 miles), the US Geological Survey said, revising it down from an earlier 6.9.
A six-year-old girl died after a wall collapsed on her, Vincent Fernandez, mayor of Matanao town in the southern Philippines, told local radio.
In northwest Padada town, Ricardo Jalad, who heads the Office of Civil Defence, said a three-story building collapsed as the ground shook and authorities were checking if people were trapped inside.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no tsunami threat from the quake.
Anthony Allada, public information officer of Magsaysay town in Davao del Sur province near the epicentre, said 14 people were injured but none seriously. Roads and buildings, including the local government office, were damaged and power was out in the town, he said.
The region was shaken by four powerful quakes in October and November, which together killed at least 20 people.