Buildings shook as a 4.9-magnitude earthquake hit the Philippines in the early morning of Tuesday (December 22).

CCTV footage from inside a property in the town of Infanta in Quezon province shows a building rocking on its foundations and items falling from shelves in a shop.

Residents in the capital Manila were woken up shortly after 2 pm when their homes started to shake. One resident said the tremors ''lasted about five seconds."

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the 4.9-magnitude quake was located 20 kilometres north and 45 degrees west of General Nakar. It struck the place at 2:14 am local time.

This is the dramatic moment a family's home shook when an earthquake hit the Philippines in the early hours of Tuesday morning (Dec 22).

The magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck around 36km from the town of Tanay in Rizal province.

Residents in the capital Manila were woken up shortly after 2 pm when their homes started to shake.

CCTV footage from inside a property in the town of Infanta in Quezon province shows the terrifying scene as the building rocked on its foundations. A shop close to the home was shaken and items fell from the shelved.

The resident, who was woken by the earthquake, said the tremors ''lasted about five seconds''.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said that the 4.9-magnitude quake was located 20 kilometres north and 45 degrees west of General Nakar. It struck at 2:14 a.m. local time.