A strong earthquake has struck offshore in the southern Philippines, with tsunami warnings issued in several countries and people in nearby coastal areas urged to move inland or to higher ground.

Seismology agency Phivolcs warned of aftershocks from Friday's magnitude 7.4 quake, which struck in the morning in waters off Manay town in Davao Oriental in the Mindanao region.

At least one person was killed, civil defence official Raffy Alejandro said on Facebook.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued an update about noon, local time, saying the tsunami threat in the Philippines had passed, having earlier said waves one to three metres high were possible, although warnings from other agencies remained in place.

There were no other reports of casualties from disaster offices in the regio

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