Panic swept across Cebu and nearby provinces on Tuesday night after a powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck near Bogo City, forcing evacuations, damaging historic structures, and reigniting fears of the dreaded "Big One."
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) confirmed the quake struck at 9:59 p.m., Philippine Time, with its epicentre 17 kilometres northeast of Bogo City. Initially recorded as a magnitude 6.7, it was later upgraded to 6.9, with a shallow depth of just 5 kilometres and tectonic origin.
