![Photo: Atleast 28 People Dead In Visayas Quake.
Updated as of 2:44 p.m.) A magnitude 7.2 earthquake rocked the Visayas region Tuesday morning.
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the epicenter was recorded at 2 kilometers south of Carmen, Bohol and was tectonic in origin.
The earthquake occurred around 8:12 in the morning and was also felt in Cebu, Masbate, Iloilo, Samar, Negros Oriental, Siquijor and in Northern Mindanao.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) said at least 28 people were reported dead and 33 injured in the wake of the quake: at least 16 in Cebu, 4 in Bohol and one person in Siquijor.
But the Bohol Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) said they recorded at least 20 dead and 102 injured.
Phivolcs head Renato Solidum said they are classifying the quake as a "major earthquake." He also said the quake emanated from the East Bohol Fault. Solidum also said aftershocks should be expected. They have not raised the tsunami warning after the quake, he said.
Power outages were reported in Cebu City, Masbate and Bohol, the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Central Visayas' Twitter account said.
Reports said these intensities were felt at the following locations:
Intensity VII - Tagbilaran, BoholIntensity VI - Inigaran, Negros OccidentalIntensity V- Tacloban, Iloilo City, La Carlota; Intensity IV - Masbate City; Roxas City; San Jose, Culasi, Antique; Guihulngan, Negros OrientalIntensity III - Davao City, Bicol Region
Bohol Gov. Edgar Chatto told DZMM that damage was reported in some structures in the province. Many of the historical and oldest churches in the Philippines are found in Bohol. The churches of Loboc, Baclayon, Loon and Dauis, which are hundreds of years old, sustained heavy damage.
In a report from DZMM’s Johnson Manabat, some flights to and from Bohol were cancelled.
Authorities said part of the ceiling of the Tagbilaran airport fell during the quake and they are also currently checking if the runway was damaged.
Airline company Cebu Pacific cancelled two of its flights to Tagbilaran and the return flights to Manila.
In a phone interview with ANC, CAAP director general John Andrews confirmed that the Tagbilaran airport has resumed operations as of 10:35 in the morning. It is however on a "one-aircraft" operations, Andrews said. All the other major airports in the Visayas region also are operational, he added.
Power outages are reported in Cebu City, Masbate and Bohol, the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Central Visayas' Twitter account said.
The local government of Cebu has now declared a state of calamity in the province. Gov. Hilario Davide III told ANC that teams have already been sent to the affected areas. The city government has also suspended classes for both public and private schools tomorrow. Many establishments, including a hospital, a public market, and a building in Talisay were damaged. A distribution program was being held at a gymnasium when the earthquake occurred, David said. About a thousand people were at the distribution center.
The Muslim community Cagayan de Oro City was saying the last part of their prayer to celebrate the Edil Adha, when they felt the tremor at the Pelaez Sports Complex. Briefly, their prayer was disrupted but no one panicked. The grand royal mufti quickly spoke before the people telling them to remain calm.
Prayers during the Edil Adha were also disrupted in Tacloban City. In Ormoc City, a wall collapsed but no fatalities were reported.
Residents of Bohol and nearby provinces should brace for aftershocks. Solidum said these aftershocks may last throughout the week. The strongest aftershock recorded so far was magnitude 4.8 at 12:22 p.m. Phivolcs advised residents in affected areas to be cautious as stronger aftershocks are expected near the epicenter of the quake.
“What people should really do is make sure of that houses that were shaken strongly should be inspected before they re-occupy it. Because aftershocks may occur especially in Bohol and nearby province of Cebu, [they] may feel the aftershocks more than the rest. And if even buildings did not collapse [during the quake], in the aftershocks they might collapse,” Solidum said in an interview with ANC.
Meanwhile, the national government said it has set aside an initial fund close to P9 million to assist quake-hit residents in Regions 6 and 7.
Malacañang Deputy Spokesperson Abigail Valte said the P8.7 million "standby fund" will come from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
Western Visayas will be given P5.9 million while Central Visayas will received P2.84 million.
"Standby funds pa lang po 'yon at, dahil ho patuloy 'yung assessment ng ating mga pambansang ahensya, we expect more… We expect to see a better picture of what has happened in these areas that have been affected by the earthquake," Valte said.
The President Aquino is currently being briefed in Camp Aguinaldo by the NDRRMC on the extent of damage brought about by the quake.
"Kaninang umaga ho ay nagbigay na ng instructions ang Pangulong Aquino kay Executive Secretary Jojo Ochoa, kay Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, at kay DSWD Secretary Dinky Soliman para siguraduhing lahat ho ng ayudang kailangan po ng mga lokal ay maibigay ho dito.”
She stressed that residents in quake-hit areas should first wait for the clearance of local authorities before returning to structures that incurred damages.
DSWD will provide tents located in open spaces which residents may used while the structures are being checked by the DPWH and the Local Public Works Office of the local government units, Valte said.
The Philippines is located in an area called the Pacific Ring of Fire where earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are prevalent. The country gets an average of around 20 earthquakes a day, some of them very weak and hardly felt. The country's fault system, the Philippine Fault Zone (PFZ), is one of the longest in the world at around 1,200 km. Large parts of the Philippine archipelago are sandwiched between two trenches, the Manila Trench in the west and the Philippine Trench in the east.](http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/p480x480/1374270_630129307008541_1969460895_n.jpg)
Updated as of 2:44 p.m.) A magnitude 7.2 earthquake rocked the Visayas region Tuesday morning.
Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the epicenter was recorded at 2 ki...lometers south of Carmen, Bohol and was tectonic in origin.
The earthquake occurred around 8:12 in the morning and was also felt in Cebu, Masbate, Iloilo, Samar, Negros Oriental, Siquijor and in Northern Mindanao.
The National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) said at least 28 people were reported dead and 33 injured in the wake of the quake: at least 16 in Cebu, 4 in Bohol and one person in Siquijor.
But the Bohol Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (PDRRMC) said they recorded at least 20 dead and 102 injured.
Phivolcs head Renato Solidum said they are classifying the quake as a "major earthquake." He also said the quake emanated from the East Bohol Fault. Solidum also said aftershocks should be expected. They have not raised the tsunami warning after the quake, he said.
Power outages were reported in Cebu City, Masbate and Bohol, the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Central Visayas' Twitter account said.
Reports said these intensities were felt at the following locations:
Intensity VII - Tagbilaran, BoholIntensity VI - Inigaran, Negros OccidentalIntensity V- Tacloban, Iloilo City, La Carlota; Intensity IV - Masbate City; Roxas City; San Jose, Culasi, Antique; Guihulngan, Negros OrientalIntensity III - Davao City, Bicol Region
Bohol Gov. Edgar Chatto told DZMM that damage was reported in some structures in the province. Many of the historical and oldest churches in the Philippines are found in Bohol. The churches of Loboc, Baclayon, Loon and Dauis, which are hundreds of years old, sustained heavy damage.
In a report from DZMM’s Johnson Manabat, some flights to and from Bohol were cancelled.
Authorities said part of the ceiling of the Tagbilaran airport fell during the quake and they are also currently checking if the runway was damaged.
Airline company Cebu Pacific cancelled two of its flights to Tagbilaran and the return flights to Manila.
In a phone interview with ANC, CAAP director general John Andrews confirmed that the Tagbilaran airport has resumed operations as of 10:35 in the morning. It is however on a "one-aircraft" operations, Andrews said. All the other major airports in the Visayas region also are operational, he added.
Power outages are reported in Cebu City, Masbate and Bohol, the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Central Visayas' Twitter account said.
The local government of Cebu has now declared a state of calamity in the province. Gov. Hilario Davide III told ANC that teams have already been sent to the affected areas. The city government has also suspended classes for both public and private schools tomorrow. Many establishments, including a hospital, a public market, and a building in Talisay were damaged. A distribution program was being held at a gymnasium when the earthquake occurred, David said. About a thousand people were at the distribution center.
The Muslim community Cagayan de Oro City was saying the last part of their prayer to celebrate the Edil Adha, when they felt the tremor at the Pelaez Sports Complex. Briefly, their prayer was disrupted but no one panicked. The grand royal mufti quickly spoke before the people telling them to remain calm.
Prayers during the Edil Adha were also disrupted in Tacloban City. In Ormoc City, a wall collapsed but no fatalities were reported.
Residents of Bohol and nearby provinces should brace for aftershocks. Solidum said these aftershocks may last throughout the week. The strongest aftershock recorded so far was magnitude 4.8 at 12:22 p.m. Phivolcs advised residents in affected areas to be cautious as stronger aftershocks are expected near the epicenter of the quake.
“What people should really do is make sure of that houses that were shaken strongly should be inspected before they re-occupy it. Because aftershocks may occur especially in Bohol and nearby province of Cebu, [they] may feel the aftershocks more than the rest. And if even buildings did not collapse [during the quake], in the aftershocks they might collapse,” Solidum said in an interview with ANC.
Meanwhile, the national government said it has set aside an initial fund close to P9 million to assist quake-hit residents in Regions 6 and 7.
Malacañang Deputy Spokesperson Abigail Valte said the P8.7 million "standby fund" will come from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
Western Visayas will be given P5.9 million while Central Visayas will received P2.84 million.
"Standby funds pa lang po 'yon at, dahil ho patuloy 'yung assessment ng ating mga pambansang ahensya, we expect more… We expect to see a better picture of what has happened in these areas that have been affected by the earthquake," Valte said.
The President Aquino is currently being briefed in Camp Aguinaldo by the NDRRMC on the extent of damage brought about by the quake.
"Kaninang umaga ho ay nagbigay na ng instructions ang Pangulong Aquino kay Executive Secretary Jojo Ochoa, kay Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, at kay DSWD Secretary Dinky Soliman para siguraduhing lahat ho ng ayudang kailangan po ng mga lokal ay maibigay ho dito.”
She stressed that residents in quake-hit areas should first wait for the clearance of local authorities before returning to structures that incurred damages.
DSWD will provide tents located in open spaces which residents may used while the structures are being checked by the DPWH and the Local Public Works Office of the local government units, Valte said.
The Philippines is located in an area called the Pacific Ring of Fire where earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are prevalent. The country gets an average of around 20 earthquakes a day, some of them very weak and hardly felt. The country's fault system, the Philippine Fault Zone (PFZ), is one of the longest in the world at around 1,200 km. Large parts of the Philippine archipelago are sandwiched between two trenches, the Manila Trench in the west and the Philippine Trench in the east.
Source:ANCnews
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