geology

10 deadliest
EARTHQUAKES
in the philippines

ducusin, quennie rose

gomez, darlene
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moro gulf earthquake luzon earthquake lanao earthquake

casiguran earthquake bohol earthquake mindoro earthquake

panay earthquake ragay gulf earthquake negros oriental earthquake

PALIMBANG EARTHQUAKE Page 02

 what is Page 03

EARTHQUAKE?
any sudden shaking of the ground caused by the passage of
seismic waves through Earth’s rocks. Seismic waves are
produced when some form of energy stored in Earth’s crust is
suddenly released, usually when masses of rock straining
against one another suddenly fracture and “slip.”
Earthquakes occur most often along geologic faults, narrow
zones where rock masses move in relation to one another
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d a t e & l o c a t i o n m a g n i t u d e & e p i c e n t e r

On August 17, 1976, only a few seconds before

the stroke of midnight, a powerful earthquake
struck the island of Mindanao.
8.0 magnitude

Moro Gulf some 60 miles

offshore from Cotabato City,
06.3° N, 124.0° E.
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EARTHQUAKE

1. Data is sent to the PHIVOLCS Data Receiving Center

8,000 10,000 (DRC) to determine earthquake parameters such as

magnitude, depth of focus and epicenter. Together with
reported felt intensities in the area (if any), earthquake
killed injured
information is released once these data are determined.

2. The catastrophic event prompted the Philippine

Government under the administration of then-President

90,000 PHP 6.7B Ferdinand Marcos Sr. to create in 1978 the National Disaster
Coordinating Council, which is now known as the National
Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council
left homeless damage cost
(NDRRMC).

3. The ICS or the Incident Command System is a disaster

response system that integrates the complex inter-agency
structures of various agencies during operations.
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DATE AND LOCATION MAGNITUDE EPICENTER

The Philippines' largest

island, Luzon, was
devastated by a North of Manila in
powerful earthquake on
July 16, 1990. The most
destructive impacts
7.7 the Nueva Ecija
province

were felt in Baguio City,

which was located on
Luzon.
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ACTIVATED DURING THE OCCURENCE OF

EARTHQUAKE

1. The Department of Environment and

Natural Resources (DENR) immediately
initiated rehabilitation efforts after the July
16 earthquake. Livelihood programs for the
victims and the rehabilitation of damaged
watersheds were implemented.

2. The Inter-Agency Committee chaired

2,412 P10B
people died damage cost
by DENR and the 3. Department of Science
and Technology (DOST) was tasked to
undertake a unified, systematic and
scientific documentation of information
Most of the city’s 100,000 residents slept on earthquakes, particularly the July 16
outdoors that evening and during the following killer quake for future planning and
week, afraid to return to their homes amid the research.
frequent aftershocks.
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All of Mindanao and the southern Visayas were

shaken on April 1, 1955, by a series of very
powerful earthquakes that started at 2:18 in the
7.5 magnitude

morning. Lanao and Occidental Misamis 7° 55' N 124° 5' E

sustained significant damage.
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EARTHQUAKE

225 2,997 1. President Ramon Magsaysay on the same day,

instructed Social Welfare Administrator Pacita Madrigal-
injured families affected Warns to rush assistance to the affected areas.

2. Magsaysay organized the Relief and Reconstruction

898
destroyed houses
14,985
extent of disaster area
Authority (RRA), with Manuel P. Manahan as Chairman
and composed of representatives of all the departments
of the Government, to determine the needs in each of the
stricken localities.

3. The President issued a proclamation declaring the

382,737 $5M existence of a state of public calamity in Misamis Oriental

and Occidental, Lanao, and Surigao and in the cities of
Cagayan de Oro, Ozamis, Iligan, and Dansalan, prohibiting
hectares damage cost the hoarding of prime foodstuffs and building material or
their sale at prices more than 25% higher than they were a
month ago, and authorizing the Constabulary to seize
hoarded goods and goods sold at profiteering prices.
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d a t e & l o c a t i o n
On August 2, 1968, at 4:19 AM (local
time), the Auroran village of
Casiguran was shaken by an
earthquake with a Rossi-Forel intensity
rating of VIII.

m a g n i t u d e & e p i c e n t e r

7.3 magnitude

Casiguran, Quezon (now part of Aurora

province).
16.3 N Latitude 122.11 E Longitude or
approximately
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Place

Deaths


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(Degrees) ACTIVATED DURING THE OCCURENCE OF
EARTHQUAKE

Manila

(Ruby Tower)
268

260

In its Resolution No. 04-03 dated

Manila (Sta. Ana
January 29, 2004, the Metropolitan

Tenement HOuse) -

Manila Development Authority

(MMDA) recognized that the Philippines
is exposed to high risk from a strong-
Aurora Sub
Province

-
magnitude earthquake and thus,
enjoined local government units to
revitalize their respective Disaster
Guagua, Management Councils and implement
Pampanga

disaster preparedness and mitigation

programs, among others.

Total

270

261

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Last October 15 2013, a Island province of

powerful earthquake Bohol in Central
measuring 7.2 on the Richter
Scale shook the Philippines in
7.2 Visayas but was felt
as far as Southern
Bohol. Mindanao.

DATE AND LOCATION MAGNITUDE EPICENTER

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222
died (Bohol)
976
injured
340,000 P2.25B
displaced people damage cost

8 79,000
missing structures damaged 1.2 MILLION
total number of people
died
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ACTIVATED DURING THE OCCURENCE OF
EARTHQUAKE

1. The Philippine National Police declared a full alert status and

deployed 271 personnel and 27 vehicles in Bohol and Cebu and has
continuously monitored the effects of the earthquake.

2. The Armed Forces of the Philippines coordinated with local

governments and provincial disaster management units for
updates on the situation and for damage assessments.

3. The Department of Social Welfare and Development released

₱10 million for the purchase of relief goods for displaced families.
The department planned to distribute two thousand family packs
and 100 rolls of laminated sacks that would be airlifted by the
Philippine Air Force's C130.
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DATE

November

15, 1994

The island of Mindoro,

LOCATION

Philippines

MAGNITUDE

7.1

11 km N22°W of Baco,
EPICENTER

Mindoro, near

Verde
Island

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EARTHQUAKE
A total of 78 people
confirmed deaths in this 1. The United States Geological Survey
(USGS) gave the primary detail of the
earthquake magnitude and location of the quake are,
which helped to determine the epicenter of
the Earthquake.

2. The United Nations International

Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) gave
20,000 USD to the affected families brought
by the earthquake.

3. DHA has put the United Nations Disaster

Assessment and Coordination (UNDAC)
team on standby and is monitoring the
development of the disaster in close
contact with the united nations resident
coordinator in Manila.
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d a t e & l o c a t i o n e p i c e n t e r

An earthquake hits 11.34°North latitude; 122.10° East

Panay Island on 14 longitude, in the vicinity of

June 1990. Culasi, Antique.

m a g n i t u d e

7.1 magnitude
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ACTIVATED DURING THE OCCURENCE OF

EARTHQUAKE

8 1. PHIVOLCS-DOST monitored and observed the status of

the earthquake and reported to the public if there are any
killed volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, and aftershocks occurring.

2. Quick Response Team (QRT) of Panay Island helped to

give relief to those families that are affected by the

P30M disaster.

damage cost 3. LGU of Panay Island instruct the people on how would
they respond and be ready for the natural hazards to
assess their preparedness during the calamity.
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date and location magnitude epicenter

The quake hits

Ragay Gulf, Bicol on
March 17, 1973 .
7.0 13.40 North Latitude;
122.8 East Longitude
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people died
$2M
damage cost
The 1973 Ragay Gulf earthquake produced an onshore
surface rupture approximately 30 km in length along
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the Guinayangan segment of the Philippine fault in

southern Luzon Island.

INSTITUTIONS /DEPARTMENTS THAT

ACTIVATED DURING THE OCCURENCE OF
EARTHQUAKE

PHIVOLCS-DOST assessed the situation

of the quake, determined the epicenter
and the cause of the quake and reports
to the public right away.

Source: PHIVOLCS-DOST
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Negros, Cebu, and nearby

islands of Western Visayas
region at 11:49 A.M. on
February 6, 2012.
6.9 Tayasan, Negros
Oriental

DATE AND LOCATION MAGNITUDE EPICENTER

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51
dead
62
missing from the landslide in Solongon, La
Libertad and Planas, Guihulngan

112
lnjured
PHP 383,059,000
damage cost
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EARTHQUAKE
1. NDRRMC report the situational effect of the 6.9 Earthquake where they ensure the
implementation of disaster risk reduction and management activities as per the
National Strategic Framework and National Plan.

2. Quick Response Team (QRT) was deployed to Negros. The QRT’s primary purpose was
to evaluate the extent of damages due to the earthquakes in the province of Negros
especially those municipalities located near the epicenter. The team was also tasked to
verify and map the reported ground rupture, conduct an intensity survey, disseminate
correct information regarding the event, and install additional seismographs in order to
monitor aftershocks of the magnitude 6.2 earthquake.

3. The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) poured in an additional P500,000 worth of

relief goods to the quake-hit families in the towns of Tayasan, Jimalalud and
Guihulngan City. EDC Vice President for its Southern Negros Geothermal Production Field,
Engr. Dwight Maxino said, EDC has already given out P1.5 million worth of relief bags
containing rice, canned goods, bottled water, blankets and flashlights to the earthquake
victims since February up to the present.
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d a t e & l o c a t i o n

March 6, 2002 (5:15am) at

Sultan Kudarat.

m a g n i t u d e & e p i c e n t e r

6.8 magnitude

6.1 N; 124.0 E; 81 km or about 81 km SW

of Isulan, Sultan Kudarat
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ACTIVATED DURING THE OCCURENCE OF

8 EARTHQUAKE

1. DOST- PHILVOLCS, Zamboanga City- Disseminated

deaths
earthquake bulletins and closely monitored the
situation for significant development.

41
injuries

2. OCD 9 OPCEN- Coordinated with PHVOLCS,

Zamboanga City in quires on the status and effects of
the earthquake and continously monitoring the
situation in the area.
PDRRMC XII: Coordinated with the local DRRMCs to

P4.175M
damage cost
conduct rapid DANA for submition of report to OPCEN
Central Office.

3. OCB BaSulTa: Coordinated with LGUs to undertake

precautionary measures in their respective AOR. No
IDPs and damage properties reported.
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