At least 16 people were killed after the 6.1-magnitude quake rattled much of the northern portion of the country.

A new powerful earthquake hit the central Philippines on Tuesday, a day after a magnitude 6.1 quake rattled the country's north and left at least 16 people dead, including in a collapsed supermarket, where rescuers scrambled to find survivors.

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Philippines main island of Luzon on Monday and several people were killed in collapsed buildings, a local official said.