Rescue teams continue to search through the rubble of a collapsed building in the Philippines after a deadly earthquake struck the region.

Footage shows personnel from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) conducting search and rescue operations using K9 units deployed from the capital Manila.

The mission focused on a collapsed apartment-style hotel on Mansueto Street in Lourdes Village, Bogo City, Cebu.

Philippine seismological agency PHIVOLCS said the magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Cebu province at 9:59 pm local time, at a depth of 5 kilometres (3 miles).

Authorities reported at least 68 fatalities from an initial tally of 72, with around 559 injured.

The quake triggered widespread power outages and flattened buildings, including a government hall and a century-old church.

PHIVOLCS seismology chief Dr Winchelle Ian Sevilla said: 'At least in the last 400 years, the fault that generated the earthquake there only moved again now. So it took a long time to move, that is why it was strong. This is based on our catalogue.'

Cebu Governor Pamela Baricuatro said: 'I am already in touch with national agencies and the Office of the President to ask for reinforcements.'

The province is a popular tourist destination and a major economic hub in the country's Visayas region.