China Seismological Network officially determined that a magnitude 6.9 earthquake occurred in the Philippine Islands area (11.20 degrees north latitude, 124.10 degrees east longitude) at 21:59 on September 30, with a focal depth of 10 kilometers.
There are 16 large and medium-sized cities within the 300 km range of the earthquake, most recently Cadiz, about 91 km from the earthquake. The earthquake was located in the northeastern direction of the city of Bogo, in the province of Huizhou, and the earthquake sensation was stronger in the surrounding area.
It is worth noting that Cebu City, the capital of Cebu Province, is the second largest city in the Philippines. According to the monitoring of local authorities, the magnitude of the earthquake in Cebu City reached magnitude 4, that is, it is difficult for pedestrians to walk normally on the ground, and buildings and windows with poor protection conditions may crack. According to another report, local authorities asked coastal residents to evacuate inland as much as possible.
Within an hour after the earthquake, Bogo City suffered two earthquakes of magnitude 5.0 and magnitude 5.1.The Pacific Early Warning Center said there was no immediate tsunami threat following the earthquake.
A Chinese tourist who was traveling to Tenohe Island on holiday told Red Star news reporter: “Now there is a thunderstorm and a heavy thunderstorm.” The tourist said that she suddenly suffered a power outage when she bought water in the supermarket.
There is no mention of a tsunami threat in the local warning, but Tenochtitlan is still in a major power outage, according to social media users, the same day the plane was on the way from Manila to Tenochtitlan.
A Filipino Chinese student told the Red Star News reporter: "The whole building of my school is shaking, and the feeling is obvious. At present, the school allows students to stay in the playground first, and don't go back to the building for fear of aftershocks."
A local tourist told Red Star News: “The shelf suddenly started shake while shopping for the 711 and ran out of the door to hear a loud noise from the sky, the explosion of the high-voltage power line due to the earthquake.”
The U.S. Geological Survey’s model predicts that more than half a million people in the central Vesaia Islands in the Philippines will experience strong tremors that will cause “significant damage to buildings that are poorly built or poorly designed” and “slight to moderate damage to well-built ordinary buildings.”
Red Star News reporter Zheng Zhi Intern reporter Yang Shirou