On the night of September 30, 2025, a 6.9-magnitude tectonic earthquake struck off the coast of Bogo City, Cebu Province, marking the strongest earthquake ever recorded in northern Cebu and the deadliest in the Philippines since 2013. With a shallow depth of 5 kilometers, the quake unleashed Intensity VII shaking across northern Cebu -severely impacting the municipalities of Bogo, Daanbantayan, Medellin, San Remigio, and Tabuelan– and was felt across Central, Western, and Eastern Visayas, extending as far as Mindanao and Southern Luzon.
As of October 9, 2025, reports from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) confirm 74 fatalities and 559 injuries, with 189,620 affected families or over 666,000 individuals across 251 barangays in Central Visayas. The disaster caused widespread destruction, damaging nearly 72,000 houses and displacing over 77,000 people, many of whom remain outside evacuation centers due to continuing aftershocks exceeding 9,000 events. The earthquake caused an estimated ₱3 billion (US$60.9 million) in infrastructure losses, affecting homes, schools, churches, and hospitals, while triggering landslides, power outages, and tsunami advisories.
This situational report provides an overview of the extent of damage, humanitarian needs, and ongoing response efforts following the Cebu earthquake, as local authorities, civil society organizations, and international partners mobilize to support affected communities.
