Magnitude 7.2 quake hits Bohol; 4 dead ABS-CBNnews Posted at 10/15/2013 8:32 AM | Updated as of 10/15/2013 10:21 AM Image from USGS website MANILA (4th UPDATE) – A magnitude 7.2 quake hit Bohol on Tuesday morning, jolting parts of the Visayas and Mindanao regions, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs said the quake occurred 2 kilometers southeast of Carmen town at 8:12 a.m. Four people were initially reported dead in nearby Cebu City where the quake was also felt, according to Office of Civil Defense Region 7 Director Minda Morante. Morante said the four people died after a structure collapsed in Pasil Fish Port at the height of the quake. Phivolcs said the following quake intensities were felt: Intensity VII (Destructive) - Tagbilaran, Bohol Intensity VI (Very Strong) - Hinigaran, Negros Occidental Intensity V (Strong) - Iloilo City; La Carlota, Negros Occidental Intensity IV (Moderately Strong) - Masbate City; Roxas City; San Jose, Culasi, Antique; Guihulngan, Negros Oriental Intensity III (Weak) - Davao City The quake, which was tectonic in origin, struck at a depth of about 33 km, Phivolcs said. No tsunami warning The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii, meanwhile, said there was no threat of a Pacific-wide tsunami after the quake. Phivolcs Executive Director Renato Solidum explained that a tsunami is unlikely to occur as the epicenter of the quake did not happen off shore. Solidum said Bohol is vulnerable to quakes because of the presence of a fault line on its southeastern side. Matagal na rin nating na map out iyan at nabanggit na rin natin sa mga tao na possible talaga ang mga intensity 7 and 8 na maramadam dyan sa Bohol, Solidum told dzMM. Solidum added that fissures triggered by liquefaction may be fewer in Bohol because of its topography. Ito ay epekto kapag ang lupa sa kalsada ay ang foundation ay malambot. Ito ay tinatawag na liquefaction. Ang Bohol mabato kasi, karamihan dyan ay limestones kaya iyung ganong pagkalambot ng lupa ay mahirap, he said. Pero pagdating sa Cebu, baka may malambot na parte dyan lalo na malapit sa karagatan. Doon nagkakaroon ng amplification o paglaki pa ng pag-uga. Collapsed bell tower of the oldest church in the country, Basilica Minore Del Santo Niño in Downtown Cebu City. Photo courtesy of Cebu Bayan Patroller Damage The major earthquake damaged several vulnerable structures in Bohol and nearby provinces. Bohol Governor Edgardo Chatto said he received reports that various churches and the old city hall of Tagbilaran City were damaged by the quake. Several structures in Cebu, including the Gaisano Country Mall in Banilad, Cebu City, One Citilink Terminal, Cebu Technological University, Ayala Center, Cebu Doctors University in Mandaue City and the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño were also damaged, pictures sent by ABS-CBN Bayan Patrollers show. Other Bayan Patroller photos show that Bohols Loboc and Baclayon Churches were damaged. The quake also forced the Philippine Coast Guard to suspend all sea travels between Cebu and Bohol. Operations in Tagbilaran Airport were also limited after one of its ceilings collapsed, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines. Power outages were also reported in the areas hit by the quake. – reports from Dexter Ganibe, June Perez and Johnson Manabat, dzMM; Edwin Gadia, Noni Basco, Rico Lucena, and May May Benedicto, ABS-CBN News Regional Network Group
Posted on: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 03:05:56 +0000
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