Aquariums shook as a magnitude 6 earthquake struck Surigao del Norte, today, October 17.
Footage shows water spilling out of fish tanks as the tremor hit a home in Agusan del Sur province on the southern island of Mindanao.
The video was uploaded by Leo Vincent Loyola on Facebook where it has so far garnered 4,200 views, 23 comments and 63 shares.
“#KeepSafeEveryoneAndGodbless,” Loyola added in the caption of his post.
State seismological agency Phivolcs reported the magnitude 6 quake struck 13 kilometres (8 miles) southeast of General Luna, Surigao del Norte at 7:03 a.m. local time, at a depth of 28 kilometers (17 miles).
No tsunami warnings were raised but damage and aftershocks were expected, the agency added.
Authorities have suspended inter-island travel, port relations, and all sea-related activities as a precaution.
The Philippines has been rattled by a series of earthquakes in recent weeks, including a magnitude 6.9 tremor on September 30 that left at least 76 dead in Cebu province.
The Philippines is an archipelago of more than 7,000 islands inside the Pacific “Ring of Fire” where the majority of Earth’s volcanic eruptions and earthquakes happen.
—With Rosette Adel; Viral Press via Reuters Connect
