A shallow magnitude 6.7 earthquake was reported in the morning near Manay, Davao Oriental, Davao, Philippines.According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), the quake hit on Friday, October 10th, 2025, at 9:43 am local time at a shallow depth of 10. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should have been felt by everybody in the area of the epicenter. In those areas, dangerous ground shaking occurred with the potential to inflict moderate to heavy damage to buildings and other infrastructure. Towns or cities where the quake likely caused strong ground shaking include Moderate shaking probably occurred in Baganga (pop. 10,100) located 45 km from the epicenter, Mati (pop. 105,900) 73 km away, Compostela (pop. 42,600) 92 km away, San Mariano (pop. 18,700) 93 km away, Lupon (pop. 27,200) 96 km away, and Magugpo Poblacion (pop. 233,300) 113 km away.In Panabo (pop. 84,700) located 124 km from the epicenter, and Davao City (pop. 1,776,900) 133 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Oct 10, 2025 09:43 am (GMT +8) local time (10 Oct 2025 01:43 GMT)Magnitude: 6.8Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 7.27°N / 126.87°E (Davao Oriental, Davao, Philippines)Primary data source: GFZ