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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/177572087705020150825-Ph-maps-cebu-43.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Map of Cebu province<em>. ABS-CBN News/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Cebu continues to experience more aftershocks about 7 months after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake jolted the province in September, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said on Thursday.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/10/3/cebu-quake-leaves-p3-billion-infrastructure-damage-local-gov-t-1113">Cebu quake leaves P3-billion infrastructure damage: local gov&#x27;t</a></div><p>The magnitude 5 quake felt in parts of Cebu on April 6 was “part of the aftershock sequence” from the September quake off the shores of Northern Cebu, Phivolcs Director Teresito Bacolcol told state television PTV.</p><p>“Sa Cebu, patuloy ang mga aftershock activity so mag-ingat,” he said.</p><p>“Sa ganitong level ng pagyanig, wala tayong inaasahang damage dahil ang damage ay karaniwang nagsisimula sa intensity 6 pero dapat pa ding bantayan ng ating mga kababayan kung ang kanilang bahay ay may bitak o pinsala dahil puwedeng lumala ang kondisyon lalo na kung may patuloy na pagyanig,” he said.</p><p>“Kapag may napapansin sila na visible damage o visible cracks sa bahay nila, kailangan nilang sumangguni o they have to visit their local city engineers bago sila pumasok,” he said.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>MAYON</strong></div><div><br/></div><p>Meantime, the Phivolcs also reminded Bicol residents to stay alert while the Mayon Volcano remains under alert level 3.</p><p>“Habang nasa alert level 3, ang dapat asahan ay patuloy na unrest at posibilidad ng hazardous eruption activity katulad ng lava flow, uson at rock falls,” Bacolcol said.</p><p>Earlier this week, the volcano emitted a lava fountain after its persistent rumbling in recent months. </p><p>The Mayon Volcano has been under alert level 3 since January 2026. </p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><strong><br/><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JDMO5jkJdZs?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gkVoMbGoSe8?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RlNDmxseTmY?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The magnitude 5 quake felt in parts of Cebu on April 6 was “part of the aftershock sequence” from the September quake off the shores of Northern Cebu, Phivolcs Director Teresito Bacolcol told state television PTV.</p>

The magnitude 5 quake felt in parts of Cebu on April 6 was “part of the aftershock sequence” from the September quake off the shores of Northern Cebu, Phivolcs Director Teresito Bacolcol told state television PTV.

Phivolcs says recent Cebu quake part of 'aftershock sequence' from 2025 incident

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Phivolcs says recent Cebu quake part of 'aftershock sequence' from 2025 incident

Katrina Domingo,

ABS-CBN News

Published April 09, 2026 03:51 PM PHT

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