At least four people have been killed in a major earthquake which has shaken the Philippines' second biggest city.
Four people were confirmed dead and many others were injured at a fish market that collapsed, Raquel Arce, the market administrator for Cebu City, told DYSS radio station.
The quake struck on Tuesday at 08:12 local time (1112 AEDT) some five kilometres east of Balilihan, in the Bohol region of the archipelago, at a depth of 56km, the United States Geological Survey said. The quake had a magnitude of 7.1, the United States Geological Survey reported, downgraded from 7.2 earlier.
The town lies across the Cebu Strait near the popular tourist destination of Cebu City, the country's fifth most populous city, about 60km away.
The epicentre was 629km from the capital Manila. Balilihan has a population of around 18,500, according to the town's official website.
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The Philippines lies on the so-called Pacific ring of fire, a chain of islands that are prone to quakes and volcanic eruptions.
