5.0-magnitude earthquake hits Samar in Philippines

BERLIN, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM - 29th Apr, 2026) An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 jolted Samar in the Philippines at 22:58 GMT on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

The epicentre, at a depth of 95.9 kilometres, was initially determined to be at 12.48 degrees north latitude and 125.40 degrees east longitude, according to the centre