Rescuers were rushing to the town of Kananga where a three-story commercial building collapsed as the tremor struck Jaro, Leyte, local officials said. A receptionist at Hotel XYZ told AFP the quake was felt in Tacloban, but did not damage buildings there. A receptionist at a hotel in another part of the city reported the quake was felt but did not cause damage in the area. In Cebu, the biggest city in the central Philippines, a receptionist at a hotel also said there had been no major damage. In February, a 6.5-magnitude quake killed eight people and left more than 250 injured outside the southern city of Surigao.

Source: The Standard July 06, 2017 15:56 UTC