Strong M6.7 AFTERSHOCK hit in the Philippine Sea near Manay (The Philippines) on Friday Evening.

Written by Earthquakelist.org on October 10th, 2025. Last updated November 9th, 2025.

In the Philippine Sea 13 kilometer from Manay, The Philippines, a strong M6.7 aftershock occurred in the evening of Friday October 10th, 2025. The USGS has indicated there is a potential risk at tsunami's following this earthquake.

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Earthquake Summary

This earthquake hit under water in the Philippine Sea, right off the coast of The Philippines (6 mi offshore), 13 kilometer east of Manay in Davao. The center of this earthquake had a quite shallow depth of 47 km. Shallow earthquakes usually have a larger impact than earthquakes deep in the earth.

Date and Time:	Oct 10, 2025 07:12PM (Manila Time) - Oct 10, 2025 11:12 Universal Time.
Location:	13 km east of Manay, Davao, The Philippines. Coordinates 7°12'46"N 126°39'28"E.
Map:	Map of area around epicenter. Click to open in Google Maps.
Magnitude:	MAG 6.7 Detected by 11 stations. Maximum Error Range ±0.041 .
Depth:	47 km (29 mi) A quite shallow depth.
Max. Intensity:	VII Very Strong On the Modified Mercalli Scale.
Tsunami Risk:	Potential tsunami risk The USGS has indicated there is a potential risk at tsunami's following this earthquake. Always stay cautious - More info here.

Potential tsunami risk

There is a potential tsunami risk in the aftermath of this earthquake, immediately evacuate to higher grounds away from coastal areas and monitor advice from local authorities. The US Geographic Survey organization has indicated a potential risk for tsunami's following this earthquake.

Tsunami Risk Factors

Minimal impact predicted

The US Geographic Survey (USGS) describes the impact of this earthquake as follows:

The casualties and damage for this event is combined and listed on the M7.4 10 hours before this one.

Based on scientific estimates by the USGS, the risk of high fatalities for this earthquake is classified at level GREEN (low). They expect an 65% likelyhood of between 0 and 1 fatalities, and a 96% chance that the number of fatalities falls no higher than 10.

The USGS classifies the economic impact of this earthquake at level GREEN (low). They expect an 65% likelyhood of between 0 and 1 million US Dollars in economic damage and impact, and a 96% chance that the economic impact of this earthquake falls no higher than 10 million USD.

Roughly 12 million people exposed to shaking

This earthquake may have been felt by around 12 million people. That is the expected population size of the area exposed to a level of shaking of II or higher on the Modified Mercalli scale according to the USGS.

Strong shaking and probably light damage may have been experienced by an estimated 155,600 people. At VI, it is the highest MMI level this earthquake has caused. Intensity level IV was experienced by the majority of people (around 8 million). In their region, light shaking and likely no damage can be expected. All exposure to shaking was within the borders of The Philippines .

Nearby towns and cities

This earthquake may have been felt in The Philippines . The closest significant population center near the earthquake is Manay in Davao, The Philippines. Manay is located 13 kilometer (8 mi) east of the epicenter. Manay experienced an earthquake intensity (MMI Scale) of roughly VI. That level implies strong shaking and probably light damage.

Multiple large cities are in proximity of today's earthquake. Davao is located 116 km to the west and experienced an intensity of V (moderate shaking, very light damage). Budta is located 245 km to the west (intensity unknown, possibly low). Malingao is located 241 km to the west (intensity unknown, possibly low).

An overview of nearby towns and cities is available in the overview below. If places don't have intensity data available, it likely means the experienced impact in those places was fairly small.

Overview of nearby places

Earthquake Intensity Map

The graph below overlays a map of the region around the epicenter with earthquake intensity data provided by the US Geographic Survey. The highest intensity level detected for this earthquake is VI.

I Not felt

II Weak

III Weak

IV Light

V Moderate

VI Strong

VII Very Strong

VIII Severe

IX Violent

X Extreme

Shaking reported by 47 people

People that feel an earthquake may report their experience to the US Geographic Survey. Currently, 47 people have reported shaking in 32 places, all within Philippines.We keep updating this article as more ground reports become available. You may report that you felt this earthquake here.

Places with most reports:

• Davao, Southern Mindanao, Philippines: 9 people.
• Buayan, Southern Mindanao, Philippines: 3 people.
• Purok, Caraga, Philippines: 3 people.
• Mabantao, Southern Mindanao, Philippines: 2 people.
• Butuan, Caraga, Philippines: 2 people.
• Minglanilla, Central Visayas, Philippines: 2 people.
• Mandawa, Central Visayas, Philippines: 1 person.
• Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines: 1 person.
• Maygatasan, Caraga, Philippines: 1 person.
• Dahican, Southern Mindanao, Philippines: 1 person.

This is likely an aftershock

This earthquake was an aftershock. A larger mag. 7.4 earthquake struck 9 km (6 mi) north-northeast in advance of this 6.7 earthquake around 9 hrs earlier.

Overview of foreshocks and aftershocks

More earthquakes coming?

Earthquakes can create aftershocks. These are generally at least 1 magnitude lower than any main shock, and as time passes the chance and strength of aftershocks decreases.

It's always adviced to be cautious of the risk of a larger shock following any significant earthquake, however this risk is fairly small. There is a roughly 94 percent change that no larger main shock will follow in the days following this earthquake.

Earthquakes like this are common in the region

Earthquakes of this strength occur quite regularly in the region. In total, 9 earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.7 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 year.

Sources

Last updated 09/11/25 00:38 (). This article contains currently available information about the earthquake and is automatically composed. We continue to update this article up to a few days after the earthquake occurred.

1. US Geographic Society (USGS): Earthquake us6000rg2r
2. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): Earthquake 20251010_0000243
3. Geonames.org: World Cities Database
4. Google Maps: Static API
5. Earthquakelist.org: Historic Earthquakes Database

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