On Friday Evening a Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck in the Philippine Sea 179km from Davao (The Philippines).

Written by Earthquakelist.org on October 10th, 2025. Last updated November 8th, 2025.

A shallow and significant MAG-5.1 aftershock struck in the Philippine Sea 179 kilometer from Davao, The Philippines in the evening of Friday October 10th, 2025.

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Earthquake Summary

This earthquake hit under water in the Philippine Sea, 76 kilometers (47 mi) off the coast of The Philippines, 179 kilometer east of Davao. The center of this earthquake had a very shallow depth of 10 km. Shallow earthquakes usually have a larger impact than earthquakes deep in the earth.

Date and Time:	Oct 10, 2025 08:49PM (Manila Time) - Oct 10, 2025 12:49 Universal Time.
Location:	179 km east of Davao, The Philippines. Coordinates 7°3'54"N 127°13'53"E.
Map:	Map of area around epicenter. Click to open in Google Maps.
Magnitude:	MAG 5.1 Detected by 89 stations. Maximum Error Range ±0.06 .
Depth:	10 km (6 mi) A very shallow depth.
Tsunami Risk:	Low tsunami risk Earthquakes under MAG-6.5 do not usually cause tsunami's. Always stay cautious - More info here.

Nearby towns and cities

This earthquake may have been felt in The Philippines . Manay in Davao, The Philippines is the nearest significant place from the epicenter. The earthquake occurred 78 kilometer (48 mi) east-southeast of Manay.

Major cities near this earthquake: Davao is located 179 km to the west. General Santos is located 251 km to the west-southwest. Magugpo Poblacion is located 163 km to the west-northwest.

An overview of nearby towns and cities is available in the overview below.

Overview of nearby places

This is likely an aftershock

This earthquake is likely an aftershock of the MAG-7.4 earthquake that struck 11 hrs earlier. That main earthquake hit 65 km (40 mi) west-northwest of the epicenter of this MAG-5.1 aftershock.

Overview of foreshocks and aftershocks

More earthquakes coming?

The risk of aftershocks decreases rapidly over time. Usually, aftershocks are at least one order of magnitude lower than a main shock.

The chance that a significant earthquake like this one is followed by an even larger earthquake is not so large. On average, scientists estimate a 94% chance that a major earthquake will not be followed by an even larger one. It is still adviced to be aware of this risk

Earthquakes like this happen often in the region

Earthquakes of this strength are very common in the region. In total, 242 earthquakes with a magnitude of 5.1 or higher have been registered within 300km (186 mi) of this epicenter in the past 10 years. This comes down to an average of once every 15 days.

Low tsunami risk

Based on early data it appears this earthquake was not strong enough (lower than MAG-6.5) to be likely to cause destructive tsunami's. However this earthquake appeared to have hit at a shallow depth under sea, so stay cautious and monitor advice from local authorities.

Tsunami Risk Factors

Sources

Last updated 08/11/25 16:38 (). As more information on this earthquake becomes available this article will be updated. This article is automatically composed based on data originating from multiple sources.

1. US Geographic Society (USGS): Earthquake us6000rg4m
2. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): Earthquake 20251010_0000268
3. Geonames.org: World Cities Database
4. Google Maps: Static API
5. Earthquakelist.org: Historic Earthquakes Database

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