The President of the Philippines and his family were in Davao City when a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred but there was no danger of life.

"The first lady said her car was shaking in the earthquake but was not injured. President Rodrigo Duterte was at home with her daughter Kitty and both of them were fine," said Salvador Panelo, a spokesman for the General. Philippines, today announced.

The earthquake struck today on Mindanao Island, south of the Philippines, with a epicenter 28 km deep and about 61 km from Davao City, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The data obtained shows that the earthquake does not pose a tsunami risk.

Matanao mayor Vincent Fernandez said a 6-year-old girl was killed by a wall collapse in an earthquake. At least 24 people were also injured and taken to hospitals, while many medical facilities were evacuated to ensure safety.

"We were unable to use the office because the wall was cracked and the ceiling collapsed. The electricity and water were all cut," police spokesman Matanao Lea Orbuda said.

Earthquake location in the Philippines today. Graphics: USGS.

The Philippines is located on the Pacific Ring shaped like a horseshoe stretching 40,000 km from Japan, Indonesia to the Americas. This is the place where tectonic activities of the Earth's crust occur and often suffer from earthquakes, volcanic eruptions.

Mindanao Island suffered two earthquakes in late October. At least 8 people were killed and more than 300 were injured by a 6.6-magnitude earthquake on October 29. The 6.5-magnitude earthquake two days later was thought to be aftershock, causing a major hotel to collapse.