A moderately strong earthquake struck near a northern Philippine mountain city on Thursday, sending people fleeing from buildings and forcing schools to shut down, AFP reported, citing officials.

The quake, which occurred at 10:30 a.m. (0230 GMT), hit the city of 366,000 people, causing employees to rush out of office buildings. This tremor came just 10 days after a powerful earthquake in the central Philippines that killed more than 70 people, residents told AFP by phone.

"We're going to check for damage," building administrator Ralph Cabuag told AFP as more than 300 employees and patients filed out of the three-storey Baguio city health office.

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