Philippines quake kills four in Cebu

OMG! we used to live nearby that Gaisano mall in Banilad! We often go there too!

If they teach the Philippine curriculum then their school year commences on the first Monday in June and ends at the end of March, same as the state schools. But international schools generally teach either the American, Australian or British curriculum and their school years will be either American, Australian or British so that the exam periods match.

My wife's family are from Bohol, all are safe, they ran up the hill fearing a tsunami.
93 feared dead, some clung to trees as roads ripped apart.
Will update.

I see. Good news that they are safe and that there was no Tsunami.

I am watching TV Patrol and it's really scary! ray:

according to this 85 killed http://www.news.com.au/world-news/m...hits-philippines/story-fndir2ev-1226740177745 more photos here http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/regions/10/15/13/images-visayas-quake-wrecks-buildings-churches

The Daily Mail's online edition has this story also with some good photographs from AP and Reuters.

Yeah, better safe than sorry. They had an escape in 1976 when a mag of 7.9 triggered a tsumima.
some ran up the hills, and some took gods way and went in the church.
My mother-in law's family ran up the hill. The ones who went to the church drowned. Over 7000 were killed.

guess this is the link u meant to put http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...eath-toll-reaches-85-magnitude-7-2-quake.html

By hills, do you mean the Chocolate Hills?

No, just a limestone hill at back of nanay's house. It's been mined for limestone, they live across the road from the sea.

From what I gather he has "resurfaced" okay.

Mind you, if I was Polish, I would be in mourning now....

Apparently there has since been 823 aftershocks. Be safe.

Massive extremely dangerous earthquake in Bohol, Philippines – At least 144 people killed, 23 missing, hundreds injured, around 2-4 billion PHP damage expected.

"Update 12:48 : Landslides have played a major role, with at least 7 roads impassable. Many bridges have also been destroyed and damage, with a list of over 40 roads and bridges being impassable."

"Update 15:01 UTC : GMA reported earlier today : Phivolcs Seismic division officer in charge Ishmael Narag said in a report aired on “24 Oras” that upon closer examination of their data, they learned that quake’s real epicenter is located between the municipality of Catigbian and Sagbayan in Bohol and not in the town of Carmen as the agency earlier said. The intensity map reflects this epicenter."

"Update 12:45 : According to the NDRRMC, just over 3,000,000 people have been affected, but it can be seen that this is probably incomplete at this point or the boundaries they are counting are different."


http://earthquake-report.com/2013/1...uake-mindanao-philippines-on-october-15-2013/

The wife says, Bohol has a lot of underground holes and streams. Even without an earthquake some houses have disappeared down a hole ! Suppose its the limestone, very weak.
Glad I decided not to build a house there. Bohol's name comes from hole BTW, so she informs me.

Yes. A good 50% or so of Bohol's surface geology is limestone. And yes, a feature of that is underground streams, caves and sinkholes. So I can see how the earthquake would have been a catalyst for the ground falling in.

Limestone itself is a great building stone, depending on the type. The pyramids were built out of limestone. But over millions of years it is prone to being dissolved by weak acids in rainwater.

"That the word "bohol" came from the word "bo'ol," which refers to the name of a place (the site of the Sikatuna-Legazpi blood compact) located a few kilometers away from Tagbilaran City, is quite well-known."


"Some anecdotal evidences, however, claim that it actually came from the Visayan term "boho" (hole) owing to the abundant caves, and holes in the island."


http://www.aybpm.freeservers.com/custom2.html

No houses fallen into any holes here on Panglao ..
Actually,I've yet to see any damage at all to any structure on the island..
Only damage I have heard of is Dauis church and cracks in the causeway bridge..
We have not ventured into Tag just yet as both the malls are closed due to structural safety inspection.
With a shake of that intensity I`d assume that many people abroad would have visions of another Haiti..
Not so thankfully.
PHIVOLCS say its down to generally good construction engineering and a solid limestone foundation in most areas of Bohol...
Of course.. Not much we can do about caves except not to put a heavy building above one.