More Earthquake misery.......

Magnitude-6 earthquake felt in parts of Mindanao—Phivolcs
Sunday Night.

"A magnitude-6 quake jolted parts of Mindanao Sunday night brought about by the movement of a trench beneath the sea off Sultan Kudarat.
But the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said that the tectonic earthquake was too deep to trigger a tsunami. It had a depth of focus measured at 556 kilometers, the Phivolcs said.
Phivolcs science research assistant John Paul Fallarme told the Philippine Daily Inquirer that the earthquake shook portions of Mindanao at around 7:04 p.m. Sunday, with its epicenter at 195 kilometers southwest of Palimbang town in Sultan Kudarat.
It was felt at Intensity III in Malita, Davao del Sur, and at intensity II in Davao City. Intensity III means many people inside their homes or buildings will feel the shaking and hanging objects can be seen swinging, but people outside may not feel the movement. Intensity II means a few people at rest or on the upper floors of tall buildings will feel the shaking.
Fallarme said that it could have been barely felt in other portions of Mindanao because of the tremendous depth of the quake’s origin."


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LOL I meant the right side would be where Isis Bungalows and Lost Horizons would be. The left side would be leading to Amorita Resort.

Preparing Metro Manilans for earthquakes

"As if traffic and flooding problems heaped on him 23 hours a day were not enough, Metro Manila Development Authority Chair Francis Tolentino received in the morning of October 15, 2013, the earth-shaking report that a 7.2-magnitude earthquake had struck the island province of Bohol. In a matter of hours figures on dead and injured persons and collapsed structures were aired and broadcast on media outlets. But the chairman was not alarmed. Two days later, he sent 45 men from his office to the town of Maribojoc, to help in search and rescue operations there. That he would send such a contingent there is on account of public safety being a function of MMDA.

Aware of the deadly effects of high-magnitude earthquakes, Tolentino is gravely concerned about preparing people to cope with such natural disasters which occur without warning. Last February 14 — a Valentine’s Day — he had city engineers from Metro Manila attend a seminar on earthquake readiness. Two years earlier, he requested shopping mall operators to hold earthquake drills (actually taking only two hours), but his request was not granted, the wrong reason being the drill would cause panic among shoppers.

The chairman’s warning should be taken seriously by all of the metropolis’ residents. A geohazard map shows that a magnitude 7 earthquake in Metro Manila would kill 35,000 in the first hour, flatten thousands of buildings, and start conflagrations.

Nor should one take the West Valley Fault, or Marikina Fault as mere myth. Tolentino confirmed that the fault breaking out is due any time soon. This fault stretches from Quezon City to Marikina to Mandaluyong-Pasig, then to Taguig-Makati, and to Parañaque-Las Piñas, Muntinlupa to Laguna-Cavite to Tagaytay."

http://www.philstar.com/opinion/2013/11/05/1253159/preparing-metro-manilans-earthquakes

An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 beneath Bohol was also felt in Cebu on Tuesday afternoon.

It just goes to show you don't know when and where the next one is going to be. It's like Russian Roulette.

They say lightning don't strike twice in the same place... Only it does

2 quakes hit Mindanao


"DAVAO CITY, Philippines - Two mild earthquakes jolted the island of Mindanao on Friday, November 15, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

Phivolcs said it recorded a magnitude-4.1 quake that struck 10 kilometers northwest of Malimono town in Surigao del Norte at around 2:20 pm.

Intensity 4 was felt in Malimono and Surigao City, while Intensity 3 was felt in Tagana-an and Mainit.

Intensity 2 was recorded in Tubod and Gigaquit, while Intensity 1 was felt in Claver.

Hours after, Phivolcs reported that a magnitude-4.3 quake struck 266 kilometers southeast of Sarangani town in Davao del Sur.

The quake, which was recorded at around 4:43 pm, had a depth of 50 kilometers."


http://www.rappler.com/nation/43806-2-quakes-hit-mindanao

INFOGRAPHIC: A visual history of the most destructive Philippine earthquakes

Clearly shows the areas of main activity and the spread of the most violent quakes.

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/stor...f-the-most-destructive-philippine-earthquakes