Overview

• The undersea earthquake struck about 62 kilometers southeast of Manay in Davao Oriental at roughly 10 kilometers depth, according to PHIVOLCS.
• The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned of dangerous waves within 300 kilometers of the epicenter, with up to about three meters possible on nearby Philippine coasts and slight increases in Indonesia and Palau.
• PHIVOLCS forecast damage and aftershocks and issued a tsunami warning for multiple provinces, urging evacuations to higher ground.
• Local authorities reported power outages and building damage in parts of Davao Region, with one civil defense official citing at least one death that had not been confirmed nationally.
• The quake comes as the country continues recovery from a September 30 magnitude‑6.9 event in Cebu that killed at least 74 people and displaced thousands in a disaster‑prone archipelago on the Pacific Ring of Fire.