The local seismological office had already warned that there would be minor sea level fluctuations, and nearby residents should stay away from the beach.
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off the coast of the central Philippines on Tuesday evening, September 30, 2025. No damage has been reported yet.
As we already know, the seismological office had already warned people to stay away from the beach. The epicenter was about 11 kilometers (seven miles) east-southeast of Calape, a municipality in Bohol province with a population of about 33,000.
The USGS had previously assessed the earthquake as a magnitude 7 before revising it.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center stated that “there is no tsunami threat from this earthquake” and “no action is needed.”
Earthquakes occur almost daily in the Philippines, which lies on the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” an arc of intense seismic activity stretching from Japan to Southeast Asia and the Pacific Basin.
Most earthquakes are too weak to be felt by humans, but powerful and destructive earthquakes occur randomly, without any technology.