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MAGNITUDE 6.8 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES THE PHILIPPINES February 6, 2012. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA. OCCURRENCE. 75 km (44 miles) north of Dumaguete in Negros Oriental and 660 km (400 miles) SE of Manila Depth of 48 km (29 miles). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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MAGNITUDE 6.8 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES
THE PHILIPPINESFebruary 6, 2012
Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of
North Carolina, USA
OCCURRENCE
75 km (44 miles) north of Dumaguete in Negros Oriental and 660 km (400 miles)
SE of Manila
Depth of 48 km (29 miles)
THE PHILIPPINES PLATE: AN ACTIVE PART OF THE “RING OF FIRE”
LOCATION MAP
Mw 6.8
Stricken Area: Provinces of Negros Oriental and Cebu
Hardest hit City: Guihulngan, a mountainous town in Negros Oriental
11:49 AM, February 6, 2012
It slowed, but did not kill the Philippines’ recovery from WW II
A M8.2 EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED INTHE
NEGROS ORIENTAL AREA IN 1948
SOCIETAL IMPACTS
INITIAL REPORTS OF SOCIETAL IMPACTS
• Communication disrupted
• Panic in Cebu, a coastal town, due to unfounded rumors of a large tsunami
• Looting in Guihulngan hindered S&R efforts
CEBU: PEOPLE SCRAMBLING DUE TO FALSE RUMORS OF A TSUNAMI
INITIAL REPORTS OF SOCIETAL IMPACTS
• Over 200 aftershocks—some reaching M6.2-- hindered S&R and exacerbated damage
• Widespread power outages
• At least 43 dead, but this toll will likely rise due to the large number of missing people
INITIAL REPORTS OF SOCIETAL IMPACTS
• Ground shaking and landslides destroyed buildings and infrastructure
• Rain-induced landslides buried miners in Pantukan on Mindanao
• Landslides buried 30 homes in the village of Planas in Negros Oriental
INITIAL REPORTS OF SOCIETAL IMPACTS
• Death toll from another landslide in the mountain village of Solongon is not yet known.
• School and college students were killed as buildings collapsed
• Distribution of food and medicine hindered by impassable roads and damage to bridges
CEBU: PEOPLE EVACUATED TALL BUILDINGS AFTER MAIN SHOCK
NEGROS ORIENTAL: DAMAGE TO ROADS
NEGROS ORIENTAL: DAMAGE TO ROADS
DAMAGE TO ROADS
PANTUKAN: SEARCH AND RESCUE ACTIVITIES TO SAVE TRAPPED MINERS
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