• Strong M6.0 earthquake hits Mindanao, Philippines

    ByTeo Blašković

    A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.0 struck near Aras-asan, Mindanao, Philippines, at 14:32 UTC (22:32 LT) on October 11, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 59.3 km (36.8 miles). EMSC is reporting the same magnitude at a depth of 59 km (36.7 miles). This earthquake is likely part of the ongoing aftershock sequence following the M7.4 event off eastern Mindanao on October 10, 2025, in which at least 9 people were killed and more than 900 were injured.

  • Strong M6.7 aftershock hits Mindanao, Philippines hours after deadly M7.4

    ByTeo Blašković

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.7 struck Mindanao, Philippines, at 11:12 UTC (19:12 LT) on October 10, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 61 km (38 miles). According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), there is no tsunami threat from this event. This event is considered a significant aftershock of the powerful M7.4 earthquake that hit the same region earlier the same day.

  • Major M7.4 earthquake hits Mindanao, Philippines, leaving at least 9 dead and hundreds injured

    ByTeo Blašković

    A strong earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.4 struck off the east coast of Mindanao, Philippines, at 01:43 UTC (09:43 local time) on October 10, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 58.1 km (36 miles). EMSC is reporting M7.4 at a depth of 53 km (33 miles). According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), hazardous tsunami waves were initially possible within 300 km (186 miles) of the epicenter, but the threat has since passed.

  • Severe M6.9 earthquake hits Cebu and Leyte, central Philippines, leaving at least 69 dead

    ByTeo Blašković

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.9 struck near Palompon, Leyte, Philippines at 13:59 UTC (21:59 LT) on September 30, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.9 at a depth of 15 km (9.3 miles). According to the NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), there is no tsunami threat from this event.

  • At least 10 dead as Tropical Storm Bualoi (Opong) sweeps through Philippines

    ByRishav Kothari

    At least 10 people have been confirmed dead in Philippines as of September 26 due to Tropical Storm Bualoi (locally named Opong), which made landfall Eastern Samar on September 25 before crossing into Masbate and sweeping through the Bicol region. The storm left behind a trail of destruction, displacing thousands who were already reeling from the destruction left by former Super Typhoon Ragasa.

  • Tropical Storm Bualoi (Opong) forecast to make landfall in Bicol on September 26

    ByRishav Kothari

    Tropical Storm Bualoi, known in the Philippines as Opong, intensified over the Philippine Sea on September 24, 2025, moving west-northwest at 20 km/h (12 mph) with winds of 95 km/h (59 mph) and gusts up to 115 km/h (71 mph). PAGASA forecasts landfall in the Bicol Region on September 26, with warnings issued for heavy rainfall, flooding, and storm surge of up to 3 m (10 feet) along eastern coastal provinces.

  • Typhoon Ragasa to make landfall in China’s Guangdong on September 24

    ByRishav Kothari

    Hong Kong has shut down, and Shenzhen is evacuating of 400 000 people as Typhoon Ragasa (known in the Phillippines as Nando) moves towards China. Its earlier landfall in northern Philippines on September 22, has already claimed at least 3 lives and displaced thousands, and now it threatens to wreak havoc in southern China. Ragasa is expected to make landfall in the coastal area between Shenzhen City and Xuwen County in Guangdong Province on September 24.