A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Bogo City in northern Cebu late Tuesday, September 30, shaking a vast stretch of the Philippines from Camarines Sur in Luzon to Davao del Sur in Mindanao, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported that rescue and medical teams have been deployed, while classes in several cities and towns were suspended Wednesday as local governments assess the damage. Social media footage captured the Marcelo Fernan Bridge swaying, heritage churches damaged, and residents gathering in prayer in the streets. The National Grid Corporation confirmed the quake temporarily severed Leyte, Samar, and parts of Bohol from the Cebu-Negros-Panay-Bohol power grid, but restoration efforts are underway. PhilVolcs has recorded several dozen aftershocks since temblor first struck at 9:59 pm Tuesday.
