One killed as major quake strikes southern Philippines | International

DAVAO, Philippines, Oct 10, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - A powerful magnitude-7.4 earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on Friday, killing at least one person and triggering regional tsunami warnings that were later lifted. The quake hit about 20 kilometres (12 miles) off Manay in the Mindanao region at 9:43 am (0143 GMT), according to the United States Geological Survey. One person was killed when a wall collapsed in Mati city, the largest population hub near the quake's epicentre, police said. Philippine authorities issued a tsunami warning and ordered evacuations of coastal communities on the country's eastern seaboard deemed at risk from waves of up to three metres (10 feet) high. However, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center lifted its alert for the...