The death toll from the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that hit the Philippines on Tuesday has risen to 30, while 37 people have been reported injured, ABS-CBN News reported.
According to the authorities, an operation is underway to rescue those trapped under the rubble of a sports center in the municipality of San Remigio.
Fears the toll could rise as rescuers searched for survivors.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported that the earthquake’s epicenter had been located 20 kilometers southeast of the city of Bogo in the Priovice of Cebu at a depth of five kilometers. Tremors were recorded at 9:59 p.m. local time (1:59 p.m. GMT).
Magnitude 6.9
Region LEYTE, PHILIPPINES
Date time 2025-09-30 13:59:45.3 UTC
Location 11.142 ; 124.169
Depth 15 km
Distance 50 km W of Ormoc, Philippines / pop: 191,000 / local time: 21:59:45.3 2025-09-30
21 km NE of Bogo, Philippines / pop: 23,500 / local time: 21:59:45.3 2025-09-30
At least 69 people have been killed and dozens injured after a powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines late on Tuesday.
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