Philippines quake kills four in Cebu

We are all absolutely fine Dom..
Hell of a shaker though!!
If I had of known I`d have got the Martini and lemonade out !!

The Chocolate Hills Viewing Gallery

Landslide through a Chocolate Hill. Bohol is obviously seismically active and earthquake prone.



"The likely culprit is the East Bohol Fault, Solidum said.
The East Bohol Fault, which crosses southern Bohol Island, helps relieve some of the tectonic pressure on the Philippines. The islands are crumpling between three crashing tectonic plates: the Philippine, Sunda and Eurasia plates.
Though the East Bohol Fault isn't along one of the colliding plate boundaries, it is a reverse fault. When the fault breaks, the earth on either side of the fracture moves closer together, one block sliding up on top of the other. This compression takes up some of the constant squeezing.
A magnitude-6 earthquakeon the fault in 1990 caused $154 million in damage and injured 300 people. It also triggered a tsunami, either from fault movement or a submarine landslide.
Yesterday's earthquake, which hit at 8:12 a.m. local time on Oct. 15, was centered about 12 miles (20 kilometers) deep. No tsunami alert resulted from the quake.
The shaking severely damaged parts of Bohol Island and Cebu Island to the north. Ports, schools and airports reported damage, and a hospital collapsed on Bohol in Loon, killing at least 18 people. Children were injured in stampedes at two sports complexes, when people panicked during the quake and rushed the exits, according to news reports. Five people were killed by a quake-triggered landslide."

http://ph.news.yahoo.com/caused-deadly-philippines-earthquake-165838659.html

I'm pleased to hear that you and yours are safe!

From all the reporting I've seen, it seems that Cebu fared worse than Bohol.

Thanks..

In regards loss of life,Loon seems to be the disaster area..

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

We are getting reports now of sulphur coming from the sea floor near loon killing fish..
They have experts up there looking into the possibility of an underwater volcano..
Anyway.. Thats how the story was translated to me!
Nobody forced us to come and live in the ring of fire did they!!

We are glad you and your family are unhurt.

This is not surprising as the two go hand in glove.

Could have another island in the future

Indeed. Interesting to see how it develops.

Some good news - Basilica of the Holy Child to be restored.

THE belfry at the Basilica Minore del Sto. Niño will be restored to its original form and beauty, said the rector, Fr. Jonas Mejares, OSA.

http://cebudailynews.ph/news/story/21114/basilica-will-be-restored-to-original-beauty

From the picture and text it looks like they use coral stone as a cladding.

As far as I know, all my wifes friends and family are okay in the Cebu and Negros Oriental regions.

Its just as hard for loved ones waiting overseas for news when there is often no lines of communication.
Glad to hear that your lot are OK Dom..

We just got the Missus sister husband and baby out of Zamboanga staight5 into an eathquake Out of the frying pan

"Sinkholes appear in quake-hit Bohol and Cebu


Six large sinkholes appeared in Loob,Bohol and Lapu-Lapu, Cebu after the 7.2-magnitude earthquakes which struck Central Luzon on Tuesday, according to Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in a report on GMA News' "24 Oras" newscast.

Residents of the barangays affected woke up to holes three meters wide and five feet deep, spurting mud from its depths.

The MGB of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources noted that the entire Bohol area had an underground layer of limestone, and was thus vulnerable to sinkholes."


http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/stor.../sinkholes-appear-in-quake-hit-bohol-and-cebu

friends from Cebu & Bohol are reporting some stronger aftershocks of 5.1 magnitude at the moment

USGS Update: Magnitude 4.9 earthquake shook Bohol and Cebu at 4:42 am today. The epicenter was located 7 kilometers northwest of Danao, Bohol.

Have you looked at a seismic image of the globe. The ring of fire particularly stands out.

Just perusing that now. Also looking at the prediction analysis you mention in the other post too. Seems like a science were a lot still has to be learnt.