Magnitude 5 earthquake jolts Manila

Manila: A magnitude 5 earthquake jolted Manila and nearby provinces on Saturday (October 11, 2025) evening.

The tremor struck Zambales as its epicentre, and was possibly caused by the movement along the so-called Manila Trench, according to government volcanologists Phivolcs.

There were no immediate reports of damage.

A few more aftershock were felt, one with a Magnitude of 2.7 detected at 6.15pm, centred on Botolan, also in Zambales, even as hundreds of aftershocks are still being felt in eastern Mindanao and northern Cebu, following deadly temblors.

The Philippines is located in the so-called "Ring of Fire", a string of volcanoes and sites of seismic activity (earthquakes), around the edges of the Pacific Ocean. Roughly 90% of all earthquakes occur along the Ring of Fire, and the ring is dotted with 75% of all active volcanoes on Earth.

Local news channel ABS-CBN reported that university students evacuated their buildings around 5:40 pm Fridat as the earthquake rattled the Philippine capital.

Phivolcs reported that the magnitude 5.0 quake struck Cabangan, Zambales (about 166km northwest of Manila) at 5:32 pm on Saturday, according to Phivolcs.

This story is being updated.