Overview

• USGS measured a shallow magnitude 6.9 earthquake off northern Cebu near Bogo around 10 p.m. local time, with very strong shaking felt by more than half a million people across the Visayas.
• PHIVOLCS briefly issued a local tsunami advisory for Cebu, Leyte and Biliran before lifting it after no unusual waves were detected, as monitoring logged numerous aftershocks including one near magnitude 6.
• Fatality reports vary across agencies and media, with counts ranging from the mid‑20s to over 60 pending validation, injuries surpassing 140 in early tallies and Bogo’s hospital described as overwhelmed by officials.
• Rescuers reported collapsed structures, cracked roads and damaged churches, with landslides killing residents near Bogo and hampering access to mountain villages in San Remigio and nearby towns.
• Cebu’s provincial government called for medical volunteers and heavy equipment, local authorities suspended classes and some work pending inspections, national agencies mobilized support and the president’s office pledged assistance.