Overview

• The USGS measured a magnitude 6.9 offshore earthquake near Calape in Cebu province, followed by a magnitude 5.0 aftershock recorded in Libertad.
• Casualty figures vary across sources, with reports citing at least 20 deaths, an official update of 26 dead and 147 injured, and the Civil Defense chief noting the agency has received reports of about 60 deaths.
• ABS-CBN reported a higher, unverified toll of 69 deaths as authorities continue to consolidate field reports.
• Officials detailed collapsed structures, damaged government buildings, severed power lines, and multiple bridges and a road rendered impassable, complicating search-and-rescue operations in the north of the island.
• Tourism groups said popular sites such as Mactan were not affected and reported no Russian tourist casualties, while local accounts pointed to heavy damage in Bogo; separate quakes were also logged in Indonesia and off Russia’s Kamchatka.