Manila, Oct. 6 -- The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday advised the public to avoid building any structure on top of or within 5 meters from both sides of the newly discovered Bogo Bay Fault in Bogo City, Cebu.

At the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing, Phivolcs Director Teresito Bacolcol said the fault, which triggered the Sept. 30 magnitude 6.9 offshore Cebu earthquake, extends on land through Sitio Looc, Barangay Nailon, Bogo City.

"There should be no residential structure on top of any active fault in any part of the country," Bacolcol said.

He added that Phivolcs has designated a 5-meter buffer zone on both sides of the fault, which stretches about 6 km. on land.

The fault was discovered on Oct...