At least 22 people have died following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
The earthquake struck just before 10 p.m. local time (1400 GMT) on Tuesday, with the epicentre in northern Cebu at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) initially reported the quake as magnitude 7.0, later revising it to 6.9. Multiple aftershocks followed, the strongest reaching magnitude 6.
At least 22 people have died, according to Alfie Reynes, vice mayor of San Remigio. Another government official reported 21 fatalities in Cebu province, with verification ongoing. At least 37 people were injured.
The tremor caused widespread damage, including partially collapsed buildings such as Sts. Peter and Paul Church on Bantayan Island and a fast-food outlet in Bogo, Cebu. Schools in Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue, Talisay, Minglanilla, Consolacion, and Liloan were closed on Wednesday as a precaution. An ammonia leak at a beverage plant in Mandaue was contained by firefighters, while authorities remain on standby for possible evacuations.
The quake also triggered power outages and raised initial concerns over tsunami risk. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) briefly issued a tsunami warning and warned of strong currents and unusual waves, but the threat was later lifted.
Cebu City, home to nearly one million people, lies within the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” an area prone to earthquakes and volcanic activity. The Philippines experienced two major earthquakes in January this year with no casualties, while a 6.7-magnitude offshore quake in 2023 killed eight people.
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