Update 02:31 UTC : The NDRRMC (comparable with the Civil Defense elsewhere) will hold a briefing at 12 noon today (local time) on the effects of the Bohol earthquake.
Update 02:26 UTC : James Daniell has calculated (based on the preliminary data we have received so far) that the damage will be 6-22 million US$, depending on intensity assumed at epicenter – this is a lot for the Philippines. We will give a closer estimate later today when we have more info from each town (= 500-800 million Philippine pesos)
Update 02:18 UTC : The death toll has unfortunately increased from 4 to 6 (Bohol : 2 and Cebu : 4)
ตายเพิ่มอีก 2 คน รวมเป็น 6 คน จากเมืองโบฮอล์ 2 เมืองเซบู 4
Update 02:13 UTC : The economic damage is expected to be huge. The CATDAT engine of James Daniell may be able to give an initial result later today
Update 02:06 UTC : We are receiving very few reports from the actual epicenter area, which may mean that mobile communication and electricity is down in that area. No new reports on injured and/or fatalities. this is normal so shortly after the earthquake as we are still in the Chaos timeframe.
Update 01:53 UTC : Our own CATDAT theoretical model comes out with 10-20 fatalities median due to shaking… Depending on hypocenter. We have also reports of collapsed houses along the coastal roads. The historic buildings of the province have been hardly hit.