Natural Disasters: Bagyo, Lindol, Baha, atbp.

[federal]

i pass by the one-lane access road everyday...

They dug a huge portion... like 2 storeys or something, then put concrete barriers underneath. Labo nga nga.. Sort of like an underground dike.

[Francis20]

HEY guys, off topic. did anyone in the MM feel that shake a while back? less than 10 min ago? that was so intense. i can feel the Citibank bldg moving, first up and down, then second, horizontally. We're losers! Allegedly, there will be an aftershock. Can't go home yet, lot of Due files today! wahhh...no! im not gonna die young.

[bagel]

What is it on the richter scale (or whatever scale is en vogue these days?)

[Francis20]

not sure mike, if you're up here, it would feel like it's 6 or more. is it true that earthquakes usually come with an aftershock? there's another one before, at 3:15 in the am, i was home, and it was followed by another at around 5 am. was asleep by then.

[bagel]

OT, but here's the associate press report I got from the San Francisco Chronicle.

Major quake shakes Philippine capital, knocking out power; no immediate reports of injuries
- PAUL ALEXANDER, Associated Press Writer
Friday, October 8, 2004




(10-08) 08:15 PDT MANILA, Philippines (AP) --

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 shook Manila on Friday night, sending high rises swaying, knocking out power to some areas and sending frightened residents into the streets. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

The shaking lasted for more than a minute and was felt in provinces north of Manila on the main Philippine island of Luzon. The U.S. Geological Survey in Colorado said on its Web site the preliminary magnitude was 6.6.

A magnitude 6 quake can cause severe damage.

The Philippines is along the so-called Pacific "Ring of Fire," where earthquakes and volcanic activity are common. A magnitude 6.2 quake shook Manila and surrounding areas of Luzon three weeks ago.

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake in 1990 killed nearly 2,000 people on Luzon.

[Francis20]

nyay....6.6 is intense. most buildings are designed to withstand only about 7, a workmate here said. Citibank was built during Ramos' time, so im pretty sure it would withstand the quakes.

[Æsahættr]

http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index....story_id=14320

and

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3727976.stm

How is everybody?! Any skyscrapers or other buildings in MM damaged?

Does MM look like this now?


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[renell]

Originally Posted by Francis20

nyay....6.6 is intense. most buildings are designed to withstand only about 7, a workmate here said. Citibank was built during Ramos' time, so im pretty sure it would withstand the quakes.

only 7? it's supposed to withstand even strong ones, if it's supposed to have California-like building codes in the CBD... I'll research about it.

[renell]

Were there any reports of injuries or casualties? Hope not

[federal]

was doing cardio on treadmill suddenly plants swayed... and the paintings too.... i was running so i was not able to feel it. After pressing the stop button, i said to myself.... "quake!!!" lol

[pau_p1]

yeahh... felt that shake... I was in Greenbelt last night and that was a long shake.. though I didn't felt the upward shake... mostly the horizontal shake... I guessed it was 4.... because people who were walking didn't felt it much... compared to most of us who were sitting... well... I guess the guys on the buildings definitely felt it more than us....

[pau_p1]

I was in Greenbelt 3 last night when we felt the shake... people who were walking didn't felt the quake compared to us who were sitting.... but whew... that was a long quake....

[Kiel]

I felt it while i was in bed. my door was moving and even the chimes were sounding... =/ creepy. no reports of damage i think.

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Major quake shakes Manila
MANILA - A strong earthquake on the same fault line as another quake three weeks ago shook Manila on Friday night, swaying high rises, knocking out power and sending frightened residents into the streets. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

The violent shaking from side to side began at 10.36pm (1436 GMT) and appeared to last well over a minute. With an epicentre on Mindoro island, 89km south-south-west of Manila, it was felt over a wide area, including nearly 150km north of the sprawling capital on the main Philippine island of Luzon.

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The US Geological Survey in Boulder, Colorado, said on its website that the magnitude was 6.5 at a depth of 118.2km. Philippine scientists put the magnitude at 6.2.

Panicked residents and hotel guests poured into the streets. Police were easing traffic away from a condemned building in Manila that was cracking and dropping debris. Utility company Meralco reported widespread brief power outages, possibly due to damage to power lines.

While the quake was strong - a magnitude 6 quake can cause severe damage - the depth appeared to have eased the effect, said Mr Renato Solidum Jr, director of the Philippine Institute of Vulcanology and Seismology.

But he said the fault line was along the same part of the Manila Trench as a 6.2 temblor three weeks ago, raising concerns that the area is becoming active.

'It means that part is moving. We could have more earthquakes, so we should always be careful,' he said.

The Philippines is along the so-called Pacific 'Ring of Fire', where earthquakes and volcanic activity are common.

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake in 1990 killed nearly 2,000 people on Luzon. -- AP

[mhe-ann]

We felt it. I was sitting and I told my housemates that it's an earthquake...quite long.

[rj2uman]

I am so pissed that there has been little coverage of this event here.

[mhe-ann]

We were having fun at the house, then suddenly I felt the shake. My housemates were not aware until I told them, my landlady got scared because it's more than 10 seconds and we can still feel it. I'm supposed to say a joke... "baka ito na ang simula ng armaggedon" but I just kept my mouth shut because my landlady might get scared more.

[federal]

It was shown on CNN... and cnn.com
ANC...

[rj2uman]

Originally Posted by federal

It was shown on CNN... and cnn.com
ANC...

Been watching news for the last hour and not even a mention......

[Kiel]

Originally Posted by rj2uman

I am so pissed that there has been little coverage of this event here.

When the earthquake happened, (I was watching CNN at that exact moment) they reported it. RIGHT after it happened. It was Asia Tonight, I think.

[rj2uman]

Well when it happened all I heard them say was that there was a quake and more information would follow. It is now over 12 hours later and there is no new news. I guess no one died and that there weren't any interesting damage to show us.