Philippines lifts tsunami warning following magnitude 7.4 earthquake

October 10, 2025 - 2:29 PM
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People gather in an open area following an earthquake of magnitude 7.5 that struck offshore in the southern Philippines, in Davao City, Mindanao, Philippines, October 10, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. (Francis Magbanua/via Reuters)

 The Philippines’ seismology agency has canceled its tsunami warning following a magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck offshore near its southern coast.

Phivolcs initially reported the earthquake’s magnitude as 7.6 and later revised it to 7.5.

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“Any effects due to the tsunami warning have largely passed,” Phivolcs said in an advisory.

—Reporting by Mikhail Flores; Editing by David Stanway