AdvertisementAdvertisementThe epicentre of the 6.9-magnitude quake that struck off the coast of central Philippines on Sep 30, 2025. (Image: US Geological Survey)30 Sep 2025 11:14PM Bookmark Bookmark WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Email LinkedInRead a summary of this article on FAST.Get bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST MANILA: A 6.9-magnitude quake struck off the coast of central Philippines on Tuesday evening (Sep 30), the US Geological Survey said, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage.The local seismology office warned of a possible "minor sea-level disturbance" and urged residents of the central islands of Leyte, Cebu and Biliran to "stay away from the beach and not to go to the coast".The epicentre of the quake was around 11km east-southeast of Calape, a municipality in Bohol province with a population of around 33,000 people.The USGS had reported a magnitude reading of 7.0, before revising it down.The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said "there is no tsunami threat from this earthquake" and "no action is required".Quakes are a near-daily occurrence in the Philippines, which is situated on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", an arc of intense seismic activity stretching from Japan through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin.Most are too weak to be felt by humans, but strong and destructive ones come at random, with no technology available to predict when and where they might strike.Source: AFP/ecNewsletterMorning BriefSubscribe to CNA’s Morning BriefAn automated curation of our top stories to start your day.Sign up for our newslettersGet our pick of top stories and thought-provoking articles in your inboxSubscribe hereGet the CNA appStay updated with notifications for breaking news and our best storiesDownload hereGet WhatsApp alertsJoin our channel for the top reads for the day on your preferred chat appJoin hereAlso worth readingContent is loading...Expand to read the full storyGet bite-sized news via a newcards interface. Give it a try.Click here to return to FAST Tap here to return to FASTFAST