Residents were rattled by a strong magnitude 6.4 earthquake that struck homes in northern Philippines.

CCTV footage shows two women relaxing in their living room watching TV when the tremor hit, shaking picture frames and a Christmas tree in Camalaniugan, Cagayan province, on October 25.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquake struck at a depth of 28 kilometres in Tineg, Abra province some 332 kilometres north of the capital Manila at 10:59 pm local time on Tuesday.

The quake has triggered suspensions in school and government work in neighbouring Ilocos Norte province.

Local media has reported damage to infrastructure, but no casualties have been recorded so far.

Abra province was also the epicentre of a devastating magnitude 7 earthquake that struck last July 27.

The Philippines is an archipelago of more than 7,000 islands inside the Pacific 'Ring of Fire' where the majority of Earth's volcano eruptions and earthquakes happen.