On Friday Morning an Unusually powerful M7.4 Earthquake struck in the Philippine Sea near Manay (The Philippines).

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

An unusually powerful M7.4 earthquake struck in the Philippine Sea 18 kilometer from Manay, The Philippines in the morning 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 (7 mi offshore), 18 kilometer east-northeast of Manay in Davao. The center of this earthquake had a quite shallow depth of 59 km. Shallow earthquakes usually have a larger impact than earthquakes deep in the earth.

Date and Time:	Oct 10, 2025 09:44AM (Manila Time) - Oct 10, 2025 01:44 Universal Time.
Location:	18 km ENE of Manay, Davao, The Philippines. Coordinates 7°17'12"N 126°41'25"E.
Map:	Map of area around epicenter. Click to open in Google Maps.
Magnitude:	MAG 7.4 Detected by 27 stations. Maximum Error Range ±0.024 .
Depth:	59 km (37 mi) A quite shallow depth.
Max. Intensity:	VIII Severe 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:

Ten people killed, including 3 killed by a landslide, and at least 1027 injured in Davao. At least 11 homes destroyed and 814 damaged in Agusan del Sur; 280 destroyed and 11201 damaged in Davao de Oro; 97 destroyed and 483 damaged in Davao del Norte; 1286 destroyed and 20422 damaged in Davao Oriental. At least 678 structures damaged in the Caraga and Davao Regions area. Landslides were reported at Manay, at Montevista and in Camiguin. Damage to infrastructure and power outages occurred in Davao. A tsunami was generated with the following wave heights: 7 cm at Davao, Philippines; 19 cm at Beo, 14 cm at Bere and 10 cm at Talengen, Indonesia.

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 56% likelyhood of between 0 and 1 million US Dollars in economic damage and impact, and a 93% chance that the economic impact of this earthquake falls no higher than 10 million USD.

Roughly 29 million people exposed to shaking

The USGS has published a report estimating the number of people exposed to this earthquake. Acoording to their analysis, roughly 29 million have been exposed to shaking at an MMI level of II or higher.

The highest earthquake impact level for this earthquake is VII, which corresponds with very strong shaking and likely moderate damage. Roughly 392,500 people are expected to be exposed to this level. Intensity level IV was experienced by a large group of people (around 13 million). In their region, light shaking and likely no damage can be expected.

People in 2 countries have been exposed to shaking. In The Philippines , around 29 million people, with impact levels up to VII (very strong shaking, likely moderate damage). Shaking was experienced by inhabitants of Indonesia too.

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 18 kilometer (11 mi) east-northeast of Manay. Manay experienced an earthquake intensity (MMI Scale) of roughly VII. That level implies very strong shaking and likely moderate damage.

Multiple large cities are in proximity of today's earthquake. Davao is located 121 km to the west-southwest and experienced an intensity of VI (strong shaking, probably light damage). Budta is located 248 km to the west and experienced an intensity of V (moderate shaking, very light damage). Malingao is located 245 km to the west and experienced an intensity of V (moderate shaking, very light damage).

A complete list of nearby places is included below. Estimated intensity data (MMI) sourced from a shake-map published by the US Geographic Survey is shown where available (cities without data probably experienced little impact).

Overview of nearby places

Earthquake Intensity Map

The intensity in shaking and damage by this earthquake is illustrated through the map below. The highest intensity measured for this earthquake is VII.

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 245 people in 3 countries

People that feel an earthquake may report their experience to the US Geographic Survey. Currently, 245 people have reported shaking in 117 places in 3 countries (Philippines, Palau, Indonesia).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: 37 people.
• Mandawa, Central Visayas, Philippines: 12 people.
• Buayan, Southern Mindanao, Philippines: 9 people.
• Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines: 9 people.
• Ula, Southern Mindanao, Philippines: 7 people.
• Meyungs, Koror, Palau: 6 people.
• Bato, Southern Mindanao, Philippines: 6 people.
• Abuyog, Eastern Visayas, Philippines: 5 people.
• Lapu-Lapu, Central Visayas, Philippines: 5 people.
• Digos, Southern Mindanao, Philippines: 4 people.

212 Aftershocks detected

After this earthquake struck, 212 smaller aftershocks occurred. Just 9 hrs after this main shock, an earthquake measuring MAG-6.7 was detected 9 km (6 mi) south-southwest of this earthquake.

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.

This is an unusually powerful earthquake

Earthquakes of this strength are not so common in the region, but it's not the first time. This is the strongest earthquake to hit since December 2nd, 2023, when a 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit 141 km (88 mi) further north-northwest. That was also the heaviest earthquake to hit the region in the past 10 years.

In total, 1 earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 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 10 years.

Sources

Last updated 09/11/25 00:48 (). 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 us6000rfwz
2. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): Earthquake 20251010_0000028
3. Geonames.org: World Cities Database
4. Google Maps: Static API
5. Earthquakelist.org: Historic Earthquakes Database

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