Many killed in powerful double earthquake – DW – 10/10/2025

At least seven people were killed when two powerful earthquakes struck the southern Philippines on Friday, with authorities warning of aftershocks.

The first earthquake struck with a magnitude of 7.4, triggering tsunami warnings for coasts within 300 kilometers (186 mi) of the epicenter, which was in the waters off Manay City, Davao Oriental province.

Several hours later, a second earthquake occurred in the same area, whose intensity was 6.7. US Geological Survey.

Casualties were mostly recorded in towns and cities close to the epicenter.

Reuters news agency quoted a Manay official as saying that initial reports suggested damage to homes, buildings and bridges.

Those killed included three gold miners working in the mountains west of Manay. The French AFP news agency quoted Kent Simeon, a rescue official in the town of Pantukan, as saying that a shaft collapsed when the first shock struck.

Another person died after a wall collapsed in the city of Mati, while two others suffered fatal heart attacks, city disaster official Charlemagne Bagasoul told AFP.

Another victim was killed by falling debris in Davao city, 100 kilometers west of the epicenter, police said.

The Philippines’ seismological agency (Phivolcs) canceled the tsunami warning it issued after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the country’s southern coast.

“Any impacts due to tsunami warnings have largely been eliminated,” Phivolcs said in an advisory.

At least one person was killed when a concrete wall collapsed in the city of Mati, civil defense office regional director Ednar Dayanghirang told DZMM radio.

Meanwhile, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said damage was being assessed and rescue teams and relief operations were ready and would be deployed when it was safe to do so.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has lifted tsunami warnings for the Philippines, Palau and Indonesia, hours after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines.

“There is no longer any tsunami threat from this earthquake,” it said.

A tsunami warning has been issued after a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake struck at 9:43 a.m. (0143 GMT) about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Manay in the Mindanao region.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported that the archipelago country’s east coast is vulnerable to a devastating tsunami with life-threatening waves.

It said coastal residents in these areas “are strongly advised to immediately evacuate to higher ground or move inland.”

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said waves of up to three meters were expected in at-risk areas in the Philippines.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said authorities were assessing the situation, and said search and rescue teams would be deployed when it was safe to do so.

“We are working around the clock to ensure that aid reaches everyone in need,” Marcos said in a statement.

Indonesia also issued a tsunami warning for its North Sulawesi and Papua regions, and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said waves of up to 1 meter could be seen in some places in Indonesia and the Pacific island nation of Palau.

DW is bringing you the latest information about the 7.5-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of the southern Philippines on Friday.

The earthquake has increased the risk of tsunami not only in the Philippines, but also in Indonesia and Palau.

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