An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck the central Philippines late on Tuesday, killing at least 22 people and injuring several others. The quake damaged buildings and forced residents to run out of their homes, officials said.

The epicentre of the earthquake was about 17 kilometres northeast of Bogo, a coastal city with nearly 90,000 people. The intense shock damaged concrete walls of homes and a fire station, created deep cracks on asphalt roads, and disrupted the power supply, firefighter Rey Cañete said.

“We were in our barracks to retire for the day when the ground started to shake and we rushed out but stumbled to the ground because of the intense shaking,” Cañete told The Associated Press, adding that he and three other firemen sustained injuries.

Cañete said a concrete wall in th

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