A tricycle taxi driver wearing a face mask waits for customers on a street in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday, a day before the authorities lift a stay-at-home order amid record infections fueled by the contagious Delta variant. Photo: AFP

A strong earthquake hit off the Philippines' main island Monday, but there were no immediate reports of damage, the US Geological Survey and local officials said.

The deep 5.7-magnitude quake struck off Batangas province on Luzon island at 1:12 am, with residents in the nearby capital of Manila woken by their buildings shaking. 

The quake was recorded at a depth of 98 kilometers, the USGS said. The local seismological agency warned of damage and aftershocks.

Deep quakes tend to do less damage than shallow tremors.

But authorities near the epicenter said they had not received any reports of damage. 

"It was really strong," Jose Clyde Yayong, a disaster officer in Tagaytay city in the neighboring province of Cavite.

Leonardo Tristan, a disaster officer in Looc town on Occidental Mindoro island, said the force of the quake sent some residents rushing outside. 

"My wife was shouting 'there's an earthquake,'" Tristan told AFP.

The Philippines is regularly rocked by quakes due to its location on the Pacific "Ring of Fire."