The quake that hit Bohol and Cebu at about 8:13AM today, October 15, 2013 measured 7.2 on the Richter Scale and occurred at a depth of 33 kilometres below the surface. Damage in the immediate area was quite several and many lives were lost. Several old historic churches were either serious damaged or completely destroyed.
More details continue to come in.
We offer our sincere sympathies to the families and loved ones the deceased and injured.
Here are some photos of some of the historic old churches that we destroyed by this earthquake.
[left click on any photo to view it in larger format.]
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- The Baclayon Church, A UNESCO World Heritage Site following the October 15, 2013 earthquake. Photo by: Tonyo Cruz
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- Pamosong, Bohol Church, before and after the quake.
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- 400 year old church in Bohol, unidentified
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- Cathedral of Sto Nino in Cebu City
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- Cathedral of Sto Nino in Cebu City. photo by Mic Caldo
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- Bell Tower of the Church of Sto Nino in Cebu City
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- Parish Church in Loon, Bohol now a pile of rubble.
