An earthquake has hit off the coast of the Philippines.

Both the United States Geological Survey and German Research Centre for Geosciences have reported a major quake this afternoon.

The agencies are reporting different magnitudes for the quake, with USGS saying the quake hit 6.9 magnitude with the German agency reporting a magnitude of 6.7.

The epicentre of the quake was around 11km (seven miles) east-southeast of Calape, a municipality in Bohol province with a population of around 33,000 people.

It’s also thought to have hit Leyte, the eighth-largest island in the Philippines with a population of more than 2.6million people.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has said there is no threat of a tsunami following the quake. The Philippines is located in the Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’, an a

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