More than 9,000 aftershocks have been recorded following the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck Northern Cebu, the state seismologist reported on Wednesday, Oct. 8.
In its 10 a.m. update, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported a total of 9,108 aftershocks, of which 1,666 have been plotted and 38 were felt.
The tremors ranged in magnitude from 1.0 to 5.1.
The agency also confirmed a coastal uplift in Barangay Nailon, Bogo City, where the shoreline rose by about a meter. Phivolcs observed exposed tidal flats, raised tidal notches, and elevated high-tide markers, which they attribute to movement along the Bogo Bay Fault.
The 6.9 quake has left at least 72 people dead, more than 550 injured, and affected around 611,000 residents across Northern Cebu, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council. /mcm