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MAGNITUDE 6.8 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES THE PHILIPPINES February 6, 2012

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).

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MAGNITUDE 6.8 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES THE PHILIPPINES February 6, 2012

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  1. MAGNITUDE 6.8 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES THE PHILIPPINESFebruary 6, 2012 Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA

  2. 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)

  3. THE PHILIPPINES PLATE: AN ACTIVE PART OF THE “RING OF FIRE”

  4. LOCATION MAP

  5. THE EARTHQUAKE 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

  6. A M8.2 EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED INTHE NEGROS ORIENTAL AREA IN 1948 It slowed, but did not kill the Philippines’ recovery from WW II

  7. SOCIETAL IMPACTS

  8. 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

  9. CEBU: PEOPLE SCRAMBLING DUE TO FALSE RUMORS OF A TSUNAMI

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. CEBU: PEOPLE EVACUATED TALL BUILDINGS AFTER MAIN SHOCK

  14. NEGROS ORIENTAL: DAMAGE TO ROADS

  15. NEGROS ORIENTAL: DAMAGE TO ROADS

  16. DAMAGE TO ROADS

  17. PANTUKAN: SEARCH AND RESCUE ACTIVITIES TO SAVE TRAPPED MINERS

  18. ADD TO BOOKS OF KNOWLEDGE - Perspectives On Science, Policy, And Change

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