Overview

• Authorities said the magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck at 9:59 p.m. local time near Bogo in Cebu at a shallow depth of about 10 kilometers.
• The National Disaster Council reported at least 72 dead, nearly 300 injured and roughly 171,000 people affected, with about 20,000 displaced.
• Cebu province’s calamity declaration enables rapid access to emergency funds as the military and coast guard support search, medical and relief operations.
• Damage assessments list hundreds of homes and public buildings affected, with a school collapse on Bantayan Island and the partial collapse of the Santa Rosa de Lima church facade in Daanbantayan.
• Phivolcs recorded numerous aftershocks, including magnitudes around 5.0, while power and service disruptions and recent typhoon impacts are complicating the response.