Shoppers run from a mall after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Davao Oriental in the southern Philippines on Saturday December 29.
The disaster sparked tsunami warnings and tremors were felt in parts of Indonesia.
he public was advised to be alert for 'unusual waves' and not to go to the coast from 12 pm to 2 pm Saturday.
The first tsunami waves were expected to arrive between those hours, with height less than one meter above normal tides.