Footage shows Christmas decorations shaking during an earthquake in the Philippines.

The powerful magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit several provinces in the Mindanao region including Davao Occidental this morning (December 16).

Teacher Joseph Jomer Abella Montojo said he took the video while attending the online seminar and they temporarily stopped when they felt the floor move in General Santos City.

Joseph said: “I felt a little scared because the shaking also took a few minutes."

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivocs) director Renato Solidum said the tremor is not expected to cause a tsunami.

He said: “It will not cause a tsunami. We think there's a fault line beneath Sarangani area. It's deep. There are deep earthquakes in Sarangani area and south of it in the ocean.”

Meanwhile, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) deputy spokesperson Mark Timbal said they are still assessing the damage but no one was reported hurt.

He said: “So far we are still doing an assessment, but no one was reported hurt because of the earthquake.”