A magnitude 4.2 aftershock struck Bogo City in Cebu on Saturday afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.
According to Phivolcs, the tremor was another aftershock of the deadly magnitude 6.9 earthquake that hit the city on Sept. 30.
The agency said the aftershock’s epicenter was located 18 kilometers west of Bogo City, and struck at 12:59 p.m. It was tectonic in origin and had a depth of 10 kilometers.
Phivolcs said no damage to property was reported, and aftershocks are expected.
According to a Friday report from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), the magnitude 6.9 earthquake affected 216,947 families, or 747,979 individuals.
The NDRRMC also reported 79 casualties and 559 injuries, with no one missing.
The deadly earthquake also damaged a total of 134,229 houses and 948 infrastructures in Central Visayas