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M7.6 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES 140 KM FROM SAMAR PROVINCE ON EAST COAST OF THE PHILIPPINES 34 KM DEEP 8:47 PM AUGUST 31, 2012 Walter Hays, Global Alliance.

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1 M7.6 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES 140 KM FROM SAMAR PROVINCE ON EAST COAST OF THE PHILIPPINES 34 KM DEEP 8:47 PM AUGUST 31, 2012 Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, University of North Carolina, USA More lectures at Disasters Supercourse -

2 LOCATION MAP

3 THE PHILIPPINES PLATE

4 THE PHILIPPINES’ RENATO SOLIDUM POINTS TO MAP

5 THE EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED DURING A DRIVING RAIN STORM

6 SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACTS
Wide spread power outages occurred in Samar Province One person was killed when a landslide engulfed the home in Cagayan de Oro City.

7 CAGAYAN DE ORO: A COLLAPSED HOUSE

8 DAMAGED ROAD

9 DAMAGED ROAD

10 THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER ISSUED A TSUNAMI WARNING, WHICH WAS LIFTED AFTER 2 HOURS


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