A 6.1 magnitude earthquake centred off the Philippine west coast shook the capital Manila earllier today.

The Philippine National Disaster Coordinating Council said it had no immediate information on damage or injuries after the quake.

There was also no immediate warning of a tsunami.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said there were actually two quakes just seconds apart, with the first at 6.0 magnitude and barely under the surface, while the second was 33 km (21 miles) deep.

"So far I haven't received any reports of damage or casualty. Nothing on sms, nothing on my telephone," Glenn Rabonza, head of the disaster agency, told Reuters.

Residents in the capital's central business district said they felt the tremor and that office buildings swayed. Traffic in the Makati business district was flowing as usual and pedestrian numbers were normal.

The USGS said the quakes were centred around 100 km (66 miles) west of the city of Batangas, south of Manila.

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