Philippines earthquake LIVE: Major 6.8m tremor hits Leyte as screams heard

Church collapses as witnesses scream in shock

A church is among the buildings to be affected by the quake.

A video has emerged of the religious site falling apart before the cross dropped onto the ground.

Passers-by could be heard screaming as they ran in another direction.

The incident happened in Bantayan town.

A strong magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit Bantayan Island, Philippines, affecting the St. Peter and Paul the Apostle Parish Church in Bantayan town. pic.twitter.com/dYPAq3vGxl^[1]

— Weather Monitor (@WeatherMonitors) September 30, 2025^[2]

Influencer on livestream as restaurant begins to shake

A popular influencer was in the middle of filming a livestream at a restaurant when the venue began to shake.

Sam Pepper was talking to his fans but suddenly stopped when he realised something was wrong.

He captured the moment on video. He was later filmed running down a staircase with other diners.

Huge Earthquake hits in Philippines mid pumpfun Livestream (Tsunami Hazard) pic.twitter.com/bqTnH2ugEL^[3]

— Sam Pepper (@sampepper) September 30, 2025^[4]

Moment models stop on runway as earthquake hits

A video has captured the moment several models stopped on the runway as building began to shake.

In the video, people could be heard screaming and running as they realised there was an earthquake.

#BREAKING | NEWS
Update a powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake has struck (6.2 miles) WNW of
Palompon, Philippines pic.twitter.com/kF0iQHsGxN^[5][6]

— Todd Paron (@tparon) September 30, 2025^[7]

Earthquake could cause tsunami

The earthquake could cause a localised tsunami, according to reports.

The quake, listed with a magnitude of nearly 7, has sparked a warning to locals across the country.

Where has been hit by earthquake ?

An earthquake is causing havoc in Indonesia.

It has been detected 1007 km Northwest of Sulawesi.