Footage shows water basins shaking a deadly earthquake that killed at least one person hit the Philippines this morning.

The 6.6 magnitude quake struck 68 kilometres southeast of Masbate Island in the central Bicol region at 8:03 am local time. At least 43 other people were injured.

Footage from a home in Masbate City shows the bowls full of water for dogs shaking, as the terrified animals bark.

Elsewhere in the country, a retired police colonel, was killed when his three-storey house collapsed.

Staff Sergeant Antonio Clemente in Cataingan told local media that there were ''a lot of damaged homes''.

Security cameras from a shop in Northern Samar show a family running for safety as shelves stacked with products wobble dangerously.

While in Albay, a river was shaking as the powerful tremors caused the water to slam into the banks.

At a market in Masbate, there was damage to shops and stalls. The filmer said that at least one person was injured when items fell on them.

Power lines outside a shopping mall in Legazpi City shook as the tremors rocked the area.

Officials said it was the strongest earthquake in eight months in the Philippines but there were no immediate threats of a tsunami.