Ibinaba ng Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHILVOLCS) sa magnitude 5.8 ang magnitude 6.0 na lindol na tumama sa Bogo City, Cebu kaninang ala-1:06 ng madaling araw, Oktubre 13.
Ayon sa inisyal na bulletin ng PHIVOLCS, ito ay may lalim na 5 kilometers at ang pinagmulan nito ay tectonic — dahil nagkaroon ng biglaang paggalaw sa ilalim ng lupa sa lugar ng fault line.
Naiulat na lakas:
Intensity V – Tabuelan, Bogo, Tabogon, San Remigio, Medellin, and Daanbantayan, Cebu
Intensity IV – Bantayan, Catmon, Sogod, and Tuburan, Cebu; City of Iloilo; City of Roxas, and Pontevedra, Capiz
Intensity III – Argao, San Francisco, and San Fernando, Cebu; City of Tagbilaran, Carlos P. Garcia, and Dauis, Bohol; City of Canlaon, and City of Himamaylan, Negros Occidental
Intensity I – City of Legazpi, Albay
Iniulat ng PHIVOLCS ang sumusunod na instrumental intensities:
Intensity V – Villaba, Leyte
Intensity IV – City of Cebu; City of Danao; City of Talisay; Argao; Asturias, Cebu; Hinunangan, Southern Leyte; City of Ormoc; Abuyog, Hilongos, Isabel, Leyte, Leyte
Intensity III – San Francisco and San Fernando, Cebu; Alangalang, Dulag, Leyte; Hinundayan, Silago, Sogos, Southern Leyte; City of Bago, City of Canlaon, and City of La Carlota, Negros Occidental; Talibon, Bohol; Milagros, Masbate; Tapaz, Capiz; Rosario, Northern Samar
Intensity II – City of Borongan and Sulat, Eastern Samar; City of Legazpi, Albay; Malinao, Aklan; Gandara and Villareal, Samar; City of Maasin, Malitbog, and San Francisco, Southern Leyte; City of Passi, Iloilo; President Roxas, Capiz; Palo, Leyte; Nueva Valencia, Guimaras; Bulusan, Sorsogon; Dalaguete, Cebu; Culaba, Biliran
Intensity I – City of Sorsogon and Donsol, Sorsogon; Quinapondan and Sulat, Eastern Samar; Balingasag, Misamis Oriental; San Lorenzo, Guimaras; Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte; City of Iriga, Camarines Sur; Mambajao, Camiguin
Ayon sa PHIVOLCS, aftershock ito ng lindol noong September 30.
Dahil sa naranasang lindol, inaasahan ang pinsala at aftershock.