The death toll was expected to rise from the Tuesday magnitude-6.9 earthquake that trapped an unspecified number of residents in the hard-hit city of Bogo and outlying rural towns in Cebu province.

A strong offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 has shaken the central Philippines, sending people dashing out into streets, damaging a stone church and prompting…

The earthquake struck near the Eastern Visayas region in the Philippines on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.