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In [[San Remigio, Cebu|San Remigio]], a child was killed by a collapsing wall, while another death and several injuries were reported in [[Medellin, Cebu|Medellin]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The local government of Medellin has reported one death and several injuries following the strong earthquake on Tuesday night. Some victims are now being attended to by the Medellin DRRMO. Meanwhile, in San Remigio, a child was confirmed dead after a wall of their house collapsed and fell on the child.|url=https://www.facebook.com/PhilippineSTAR/photos/the-local-government-of-medellin-has-reported-one-death-and-several-injuries-fol/1279917260838817/|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|publisher=[[Facebook]]|date=30 September 2025|access-date=30 September 2025}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=September 2025}} |
In [[San Remigio, Cebu|San Remigio]], a child was killed by a collapsing wall, while another death and several injuries were reported in [[Medellin, Cebu|Medellin]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The local government of Medellin has reported one death and several injuries following the strong earthquake on Tuesday night. Some victims are now being attended to by the Medellin DRRMO. Meanwhile, in San Remigio, a child was confirmed dead after a wall of their house collapsed and fell on the child.|url=https://www.facebook.com/PhilippineSTAR/photos/the-local-government-of-medellin-has-reported-one-death-and-several-injuries-fol/1279917260838817/|newspaper=[[The Philippine Star]]|publisher=[[Facebook]]|date=30 September 2025|access-date=30 September 2025}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=September 2025}} |
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Several buildings collapsed in [[Cebu]], including the Archdiocesan Shrine of Santa Rosa de Lima church in [[Daanbantayan]], the Parroquia de San Pedro Apostol church in [[Bantayan, Cebu|Bantayan]]<ref>{{Cite news|title= Cebu earthquake: Heritage churches in northern Cebu damaged |url= https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/660471/cebu-earthquake-heritage-churches-in-northern-cebu-damaged/amp |date=30 September 2025|access-date=30 September 2025|work=Cebu Daily News}}</ref> and a [[McDonald’s]] restaurant in [[Bogo, Cebu|Bogo]], while a mall in [[Consolacion]] caught fire.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Earthquake In Cebu – Churches, Buildings Heavily Damaged (Photos and Videos)|url=https://philnews.ph/2025/09/30/earthquake-in-cebu-churches-buildings-heavily-damaged-photos-and-videos/|date=30 September 2025|access-date=30 September 2025|work=Philippine News}}</ref> [[PHIVOLCS]] recorded a minor sea-level disturbance, resulting in evacuation advisories in coastal areas of [[Leyte]], Cebu and [[Biliran]]. The [[Visayan Electric Company]] reported power outages in some areas.<ref name=rappler>{{Cite news|title= Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits Cebu |url= https://www.rappler.com/philippines/visayas/earthquake-cebu-september-30-2025/ |date=30 September 2025|access-date=30 September 2025|work=Rappler}}</ref> Deaths were reported in [[San Remigio, Cebu]].<ref>{{Cite news|title= Cebu rocked by strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake |url= https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/660446/cebu-rocked-by-strong-magnitude-6-7-earthquake/amp |date=30 September 2025|access-date=30 September 2025|work=Cebu Daily News}}</ref> |
Several buildings collapsed in [[Cebu]], including the Archdiocesan Shrine of Santa Rosa de Lima church in [[Daanbantayan]], the Parroquia de San Pedro Apostol church in [[Bantayan, Cebu|Bantayan]]<ref>{{Cite news|title= Cebu earthquake: Heritage churches in northern Cebu damaged |url= https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/660471/cebu-earthquake-heritage-churches-in-northern-cebu-damaged/amp |date=30 September 2025|access-date=30 September 2025|work=Cebu Daily News}}</ref> and a [[McDonald’s]] restaurant in [[Bogo, Cebu|Bogo]], while a mall in [[Consolacion]] caught fire.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Earthquake In Cebu – Churches, Buildings Heavily Damaged (Photos and Videos)|url=https://philnews.ph/2025/09/30/earthquake-in-cebu-churches-buildings-heavily-damaged-photos-and-videos/|date=30 September 2025|access-date=30 September 2025|work=Philippine News}}</ref> [[PHIVOLCS]] recorded a minor sea-level disturbance, resulting in evacuation advisories in coastal areas of [[Leyte]], Cebu and [[Biliran]]. The [[Visayan Electric Company]] reported power outages in some areas.<ref name=rappler>{{Cite news|title= Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits Cebu |url= https://www.rappler.com/philippines/visayas/earthquake-cebu-september-30-2025/ |date=30 September 2025|access-date=30 September 2025|work=Rappler}}</ref> Deaths were reported in [[San Remigio, Cebu]].<ref>{{Cite news|title= Cebu rocked by strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake |url= https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/660446/cebu-rocked-by-strong-magnitude-6-7-earthquake/amp |date=30 September 2025|access-date=30 September 2025|work=Cebu Daily News}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:42, 30 September 2025
Earthquake in the Philippines
On 30 September 2025, at 21:59:43 PST (13:59:43 UTC), an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 on the moment magnitude scale (Mw ) struck the Visayas archipelago in the Philippines.[1] Its epicenter was located off the coast of Cebu Province in the Central Visayas region.[1]
Tectonic setting
The Philippine Islands are situated within a highly deformed zone between the convergent boundary of the Eurasian and Philippine Sea plates, known as the Philippine Mobile Belt. Along the east, the Philippine Sea plate subducts beneath the islands at the Philippine and East Luzon trenches. Major subduction complexes are also active along the southwestern coast of Mindanao at the Cotabato Trench and along the Manila Trench of the west Luzon.
Running through the Philippine Mobile Belt is the Philippine fault system; a large 1,200-kilometer-long, highly segmented strike-slip fault system. This left-lateral system of faults runs from southeastern Mindanao to northwestern Luzon. Strike-slip deformation within the Philippine Mobile Belt occurs as a result of oblique subduction of the Philippine Sea plate, where the Philippine fault system accommodates much of it.[2] The fault is seismically active and has produced many earthquakes in the Visayas region, including events in 1948, 1990, 2012, 2013, 2017 and 2020.
Earthquake
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) and the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) both reported a moment magnitude (Mw ) of 6.9.[1][3]
A maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) was estimated by the USGS. According to the USGS’ Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response service, approximately 34,000 people were within the zone of intensity VIII, mainly in Daanbantayan, and an additional 3.36 million people were exposed to VI-VII (Strong–Very strong) shaking in Cebu and Leyte provinces; MMI VI was felt in Cebu City. MMI V (Moderate) shaking was felt by 10.1 million people across the Visayas and nearby areas, including Iloilo, Bacolod, Samar, Masbate, Bohol and Roxas City.[1] The earthquake was felt as far away as Camarines Sur in Luzon and Zamboanga del Sur in Mindanao.[4]
Impact
In San Remigio, a child was killed by a collapsing wall, while another death and several injuries were reported in Medellin.[5][better source needed]
Several buildings collapsed in Cebu, including the Archdiocesan Shrine of Santa Rosa de Lima church in Daanbantayan, the Parroquia de San Pedro Apostol church in Bantayan[6] and a McDonald’s restaurant in Bogo, while a mall in Consolacion caught fire.[7] PHIVOLCS recorded a minor sea-level disturbance, resulting in evacuation advisories in coastal areas of Leyte, Cebu and Biliran. The Visayan Electric Company reported power outages in some areas.[4] The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines later said that the earthquake severed Leyte, Samar, and parts of Bohol from the Cebu-Negros-Panay grid. It also recorded damage to its Daanbantayan Substation and the tripping of four 230k V transmission lines in the Visayas. Deaths were reported in San Remigio, Cebu.[8]
Response
Schools were ordered closed in Cebu City and Lapu-Lapu City on October 1 along with provincial offices in Iloilo.[9][10]
