India, Oct. 10 -- As a strong earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale jolted Philippines's Mindanao on Friday, viral videos on social media showed panic gripping people as they rushed out of buildings and looked for safety.

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One such video purportedly shows panicked students in a classroom screaming in horror as powerful tremors shake everything around them. The students can be seen holding on to each other and trying to duck under the chairs in the video shared from Davos city.

HT.com couldn't independently verify the authenticity of the video. Watch it here:

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