One person was killed in the quake, Governor Douglas Cagas of the island’s Davao del Sur province told CNN. He added that a three-story building had also collapsed.
The country’s second-largest island is a popular tourist destination, and videos posted on social media showed hotel pools dramatically overflowing and mass evacuations of shoppers from malls.
Residents reported schools had been severely damaged — luckily empty of students at the time, as the quake happened on a Sunday.
There were several aftershocks in nearby provinces, including a 5.0 magnitude, according to the US Geological Survey. It added that there was no tsunami threat, as the quake struck inland and not the water.
It’s the latest in a serious of quakes to strike the island in recent months. In October another series of 6.6 and 6.5-magnitude quakes struck Mindanao, killing 14 and injuring more than 400.
Source : Nbcnewyork