The quake was at a depth of 58 km (36.04 miles), EMSC said.
The U.S. Tsunami Warning System issued a tsunami threat, saying hazardous tsunami waves are possible for coasts located within 300 km (186 miles) of the earthquake's epicenter.
EMSC had earlier pegged the magnitude at 7.2.
(Reporting by Ananya Palyekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman and Himani Sarkar)
Collapsed structures are seen in a port area affected by an earthquake in Bogo City, Cebu, Philippines, 03 October 2025. The 6.9 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Cebu on 30 September has led the provincial government to declare a state of calamity as over 360,000 individuals have been affected and thousands of houses and areas of infrastructure have been damaged. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA