WFP Philippines: Rapid Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (RDANA) Magnitude 6.9 Offshore Northern Cebu Earthquake - 30 September 2025 (10 October 2025)

Executive Summary

On 30 September, a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck 21 km off the coast of Bogo City in Cebu Province. As of 5 October, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported that the earthquake resulted in 71 deaths, 559 injuries, 366,360 displaced people (80,595 families), and 5,000 damaged houses. The earthquake came few days after the onslaught of three consecutive storms, including super typhoon Nando (Ragasa), which occurred in a span of 11 days in September.

More than 3,600 aftershocks generated by the earthquake were recorded in the Bicol Region, Central Visayas, Eastern Visayas, and Western Visayas. The most severe to violent shaking was felt in the northern parts of Cebu Province. Bogo City (epicenter) and the municipalities of Daanbantayan, Medellin, and San Remigio were the most impacted.

The Government immediately led the search and rescue operations in the impacted areas, which lasted until 2 October 2025. Road access to the area was fully restored now. At the same time, the Government, with support from the private sector, started delivering aid and addressing the needs of impacted people.

Displaced families are in immediate need of food and water as the provision of family food packs (FFPs) is not adequate and damages in water connections persist. These needs are especially critical for people in evacuation centres or those who have moved further away for safety.

Other priorities include logistics support and emergency telecommunications services, such as the set-up of logistics hubs, lastmile delivery, and relief goods management, as well as restoration of data connectivity, for which joint efforts are being made by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the private sector partners.