Overview

• The magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck offshore near Bogo in Cebu province, damaging buildings, roads and critical services.
• Officials cited by Associated Press reported at least 31 deaths as of early Wednesday, while AFP tallied 19, and search teams warned people may still be trapped.
• A quake-triggered landslide in Bogo swept away homes and killed three people, according to a local rescue official.
• Police reported five deaths in nearby San Remigio, with ABS-CBN saying four bodies were recovered from a sports center and a child was found elsewhere.
• The Cebu provincial government said a commercial building and a school collapsed on Bantayan Island, many rural roads were damaged, power outages spread across nearby islands, and USGS logged four aftershocks of magnitude 5 or higher as the local observatory cautioned of a slight sea-level disturbance.