A magnitude 6.3 earthquake on Friday jolted the Philippines, including the capital, triggering panic among residents but no reports of damages or casualties, a government agency said. The tremor's epicentre was located south-west of Nasugbu town in Batangas province, 65 kilometres south of Manila, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. People rushed out of homes, offices and commercial establishments in Manila City, where the quake was felt at intensity 4. The last major quake to hit the country was a 7.1-magnitude tremor that killed more than 220 people in the central Philippines in October 2013.
