Members of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) along with medical personnel carry medical supplies on board of BRP Teresa Magbanua following the 6.9 magnitude earthquake in Cebu province, at the PCG Headquarters in Manila, Philippines, October 1, 2025. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
MANILA: The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology downgraded the magnitude of an offshore earthquake that struck Surigao del Norte province in the southern Philippines on Monday morning (Oct 17) to magnitude 6 from 6.2.
In an updated seismic report, the institute said the tremor, which occurred at 7:03 a.m. local time (2303 GMT), struck at a depth of 28 km, approximately 13 km south-east of the municipality of General Luna in the Mindanao region.
