Just 10 minutes ago, a 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Oras, Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Tuesday, July 8th, 2025, at 8:38 am local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 66. km below the surface.The event was filed by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), the first seismological agency to report it.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Alugan (pop. 2,100) located 87 km from the epicenter, San Policarpo (pop. 3,600) 87 km away, Arteche (pop. 5,000) 92 km away, Oras (pop. 9,000) 95 km away, Gamay (pop. 9,100) 97 km away, Dolores (pop. 9,300) 99 km away, and Lapinig (pop. 3,700) 99 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: Jul 8, 2025 08:38 am (GMT +8) local time (8 Jul 2025 00:38 GMT)Magnitude: 4.6Depth: 66.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 12.63°N / 126.16°E (Philippines)Primary data source: PHIVOLCS