( CNN ) -- The death toll from the magnitude-7.1 earthquake in the central Philippines rose to 144 on Wednesday , authorities said . The quake , which struck Tuesday , injured 291 people and rattled many celebrating a religious holiday . The bulk of the casualties were in Bohol province . More than 20 people are missing , and authorities are checking into reports of people trapped in collapsed buildings , the Philippines News Agency reported . The quake was centered about 620 kilometers ( 385 miles ) south-southeast of Manila , near Catigbian , and its depth was 20 kilometers ( 12 miles ) , according to the U.S. Geological Survey . The Philippines disaster council gave the temblor a slightly higher rating : 7.2 magnitude . iReport : 'Our building is not safe ' Tuesday was a national holiday , the beginning of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha . There was no widespread threat of a tsunami , the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said . It warned that earthquakes this large can sometimes cause tsunamis within 100 kilometers of the epicenter . Tourist Robert Michael Poole said he was riding a bike in Bohol when the earthquake struck and cracked the road in front of him . `` It was very strong , '' Poole said . `` I live in Tokyo . I am used to earthquakes . But this one was very strong . It shocked a lot of people here . '' He said he was able to move around and document some of the destruction , including a giant church that was decimated . `` Lucky thing is that it is a holiday here today and it happened at a time when nobody was in the church , '' Poole said . New earthquake strikes hard-hit Pakistan . Measuring the magnitude of earthquakes . CNN 's Joseph Netto and Tim Schwarz contributed to this report .
NEW : Death toll rises to 144 ; almost 300 people injured . The death toll from the earthquake in Haiti has risen to 144, with nearly 200 injured, according to a government spokesman. The quake was centered near a town in Bohol province . It hit on a national holiday in the Philippines .