1. MAGNITUDE 6.8 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES THE PHILIPPINES February 6, 2012
More Supercourse lectures on Disasters -
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”

5. LOCATION MAP

6. 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

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

8. SOCIETAL IMPACTS

9. 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

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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. CEBU: PEOPLE EVACUATED TALL BUILDINGS AFTER MAIN SHOCK

15. NEGROS ORIENTAL: DAMAGE TO ROADS

16. NEGROS ORIENTAL: DAMAGE TO ROADS

17. DAMAGE TO ROADS

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

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