Cebu Quake Death Toll Rises to 53, Hundreds Injured Cebu, Philippines – At least 53 people have been confirmed dead and nearly 300 injured after a powerful earthquake struck the central Philippine island of Cebu earlier this week, officials said Thursday. The magnitude 6.9 quake hit late Tuesday night off the island’s northern end near […]
Powerful Quake Rocks Cebu, Dozens Killed, Hospitals Overwhelmed CEBU, Philippines — A shallow but powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck late Tuesday night off the northern coast of Cebu, near the city of Bogo, sending shockwaves across the central Philippines and leaving devastation in its wake. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the tremor jolted […]
Strong Quake Hits Cebu, Damages Historic Church, Triggers Power Outages CEBU, Philippines – A powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Bogo City in Cebu province late Tuesday night, toppling buildings, cutting power, and damaging a century-old church. The quake hit just before 10 p.m. (1400 GMT) in the central Visayas region, sending shockwaves across […]