The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported a magnitude 5.0 quake in the Philippines near Calbayog City, Samar, Eastern Visayas, only 12 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early evening on Thursday, October 2nd, 2025, at 6:21 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. In Capul (pop. 4,800) located 12 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.Weak shaking might have been felt in Irosin (pop. 20,700) located 41 km from the epicenter, Bulan (pop. 28,500) 45 km away, Masbate (pop. 47,500) 53 km away, Catarman (pop. 47,400) 60 km away, Calbayog City (pop. 67,900) 61 km away, Sorsogon (pop. 82,700) 72 km away, and Legaspi (pop. 179,500) 98 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Oct 2, 2025 06:21 pm (Manila time) local time (2 Oct 2025 10:21 GMT)Magnitude: 5.0Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 12.34°N / 124.11°E (Northern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines)Primary data source: PHIVOLCS