There were no reports of casualties, but witnesses said people fled high-rise buildings in several places.
MANILA (Reuters) - An earthquake shook the Philippine capital Manila and other cities on the main Luzon island on Tuesday, disrupting suburban train services and causing the federal cabinet to hurriedly shift a meeting.
There were no reports of casualties, but witnesses said people fled high-rise buildings in several places.
The United States Geological Survey said the epicenter of the 6.0 magnitude quake was 195 km (120 miles) northwest of Manila, in the Luzon Sea. It was at a depth of 62 km (40 miles).
People ran out of offices and homes in Manila and in the northern city of Baguio, witnesses said. Children were evacuated from schools.
!ADVERTISEMENT!The Manila suburban train service was disrupted and commuters walked on the tracks to the nearest stations, witnesses said.
A cabinet meeting headed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was halted and shifted from the main Malanacang palace to an adjacent guest house, officials said. There was no panic, said Cerge Remonde, director general of the Presidential Management Staff.
(Reporting by Rolando Ng, Carmel Crimmins and Raju Gopalakrishnan; Editing by Jerry Norton)
