The powerful earthquake that struck the southern Philippines raised sections of the seabed by as much as two metres, according to scientists assessing the impact of the disaster.

Aftershocks continued to disrupt rescue operations in the southern Philippines on Wednesday as emergency crews were forced to evacuate a partially collapsed grocery store in General Santos City following a powerful tremor that killed at least 45 people and left 17 missing.

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) announced the temporary suspension of operations at General Santos International Airport following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake on Monday.

Tsunami warnings were issued after an earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck ​off Mindanao in the southern Philippines on Monday, ‌the German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck the Philippine island of Mindanao on Tuesday.

Two powerful earthquakes struck off the southern Philippines on Friday, killing at least seven people and triggering tsunami warnings.

A total of 72 fatalities have been recorded so far after search and rescue operations concluded following the magnitude-6.9 earthquake that struck central Philippines.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 hit waters roughly 100 km from Cebu City in the Philippines late Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 jolted Mindanao, Philippines at 0420 GMT on Saturday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.