LOOK: Quake sparks fear in Ormoc

A 5.4-magnitude quake rocked a central Philippine island still reeling from a deadly tremor last week, causing panic among residents.

Students evacuated a school in Ormoc in Leyte, a city of about 200,000 people, after the quake struck at 9:41 a.m.

Some residents were given emergency treatments by rescuers while others were brought to hospital.

The US Geological Survey said the moderately strong quake struck Leyte island near Ormoc, at 9:41 am (0141 GMT) at a relatively shallow depth of 12.7 kilometres (eight miles).

A 6.5 quake stuck the region on Thursday last week, killing two people and leaving 72 others injured.

Large areas of Leyte, home to some 1.75 million people, and some parts of the central Philippines were still without electricity this week due to damage to a Leyte power plant.

The Philippines lies on the so-called Ring of Fire, a vast Pacific Ocean region where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. With a report by Ranulfo Docdocan, ABS-CBN News, and Agence France Presse