M 6.1 in Philippines on 16 Oct 2025 23:03 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1505544
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.1M
Depth: 69 Km
Lat/Lon: 9.7561 , 126.1093
Event Date: 16 Oct 2025 23:03 UTC
17 Oct 2025 07:03 Local
Exposed Population: 220 thousand in MMI V
Inserted at: 16 Oct 2025 23:25 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
4.2 (Philippines)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000rhns Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2025. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Ex-MGB geologist warns of sinkhole collapse in northern Cebu amid rain.. 10/20/2025 10:06:00 PM.

CEBU, Philippines Former Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) chief geologist Liza Socorro Manzano has warned residents in northern Cebu to remain vigilant as heavy rains and flooding could trigger the collapse of sinkholes already destabiliz
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NDRRMC calls for infra audit following quakes 10/20/2025 10:06:00 PM.

CEBU, Philippines Following a series of earthquakes across the country including in Cebu recently, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) chairman and Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has ordered a nationwide
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According to P.H.O.: Flu cases mount in quake shelters 10/20/2025 10:06:00 PM.

CEBU, Philippines The Cebu Provincial Health Office (PHO) has recorded a total of 249 cases of acute respiratory illnesses (ARI) or influenza afflicting people who are living in makeshift temporary shelters, in various local government unit
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Sat, 18 Oct 2025 12:31 Magnitude 5.4 earthquake in Aras-asan, Philippi.. 10/20/2025 8:01:00 PM.

100 km E of Butuan, Philippines / pop: 309,000 / local time: 20:31:32.6 2025-10-18 16 km E of Aras-asan, Philippines / pop: 5,000 / local time: 20:31:32.6 2025-10-18. -- Arpajon, France (SC4) Seismological and Volcanological Observatory Ce
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), INFORM (2),