Philippines earthquake today: Deadly tremor jolts Southeast Asian country | Watch viral videos of violent shaking

Earthquake in Philippines today: A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Philippines on Friday, 10 October, causing widespread power outages. The massive tremors triggered fears of a possible tsunami and aftershocks across the region.

According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the tremor was centred at sea about 62 kilometres (38 miles) southeast of Manay town in Davao Oriental province. The violent shaking was caused by movement in a fault at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres (6 miles).

This disastrous shallow quake comes a day after a 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck at 10:30 am local time on 9 October. The epicentre of the previous quake was located three kilometres north-northeast of Pugo in La Union province at a depth of 23 kilometres.

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According to the National Center for Seismology, a quake of magnitude 7.3 on the Richter scale struck the Philippines' Mindanao at 7:14 AM today.

NCS in a post on X stated, “EQ of M: 7.3, On: 10/10/2025 07:14:00 IST, Lat: 7.28 N, Long: 126.79 E, Depth: 50 Km, Location: Mindanao, Philippines.”

Tsunami Warning

A tsunami warning was issued after the powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake. According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu, there is a possibility of hazardous waves within 300 kilometres (186 miles) of the epicentre.

As per the Warning Center, waves up to 3 meters (10 feet) above normal tides are possible on some Philippine coasts near the epicentre, while smaller waves are possible in Indonesia and Palau.

Why is Philippines prone to earthquakes?

Located on the Pacific “Ring of Fire," the Philippines is one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries. Hence, the Philippines, covering a total area of roughly 3,00,000 square kilometres, often witnesses earthquakes and volcanic eruptions because of its location along the arc of seismic faults around the ocean.

A few days ago, a 6.9-magnitude earthquake caused over 74 fatalities and displaced thousands of people in the central province of Cebu. The archipelago country is often struck by about 20 typhoons and storms every year.