Overview

• A shallow magnitude 6.9 quake struck offshore near Bogo late Sept. 30, causing building collapses, landslides and widespread damage across northern Cebu.
• Local officials report 69 dead and roughly 147–150 injured, with the toll described as fluid as search-and-rescue operations continue.
• Phivolcs recorded hundreds of aftershocks, including events up to magnitude 6, and lifted a briefly issued tsunami alert after no unusual waves were detected.
• States of calamity were declared in hard‑hit areas such as San Remigio, with urgent appeals for water, medical volunteers and heavy equipment to clear debris and reach isolated villages.
• President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said national agencies and the military are deployed to support relief, while power and water restoration continues and Cebu’s main airport remains operational.