Another strong quake strikes Bogo City in Cebu

FILE PHOTO: Families gather during the burial of earthquake victims at the New Corazon Cemetery in Bogo City, Cebu province, central Philippines on Oct. 8, 2025. - AP

CEBU CITY, Philippines: The earthquake-weary residents of Cebu were again roused out of sleep by a strong earthquake past 1 a.m. Monday (Oct 13).

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck at 1:06 a.m. some 14 kilometres south-west of Bogo City, which is still suffering from the devastation caused by the deadly magnitude 6.9 quake that hit the city on September 30, which left at least 71 people dead in northern Cebu localities, 32 of whom were from Bogo.