[7] A house in the southern city of Cagayan de Oro, Mindanao, was involved in a landslide along with several other homes, killing one of its inhabitants and hospitalizing another.

[10] The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Saturday noon that cracks had occurred in some structures such as bridges and roads.

gave a level three tsunami alert in Japan, Indonesia, Taiwan, Palau indicating that the public should be on the watch for "unusual waves", but did not call for any evacuation.

[citation needed] About an hour after the quake, sea level readings from gauges in the epicentral region confirmed a tsunami was generated.

[13] A small 3 cm (1.2 in) wave was recorded at Legazpi in Albay province shortly thereafter, as well as further south near Davao City; slight sea level anomalies were observed in several other locations.

A tsunami warning was issued within eight minutes after the tremor for coastal regions of the Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan, Guam, and Japan, as well as for the island nations of Palau, Yap, and Northern Mariana.

[18] At the risk of destructive waves, officials in the Philippines urged remaining residents of eastern coastal areas to evacuate to higher ground.