1. MAGNITUDE 7.2 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES BOHOL ISLAND, THE PHILIPPINES (8:12 am, October 15, 2013) Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, Vienna, Virginia, USA

2. LOCATION MAP

3. BOHOL: THE PHILIPPINE’S 10 TH LARGEST ISLAND

4. 8:12 AM, OCTOBER 15, 2013 At 8:12 am, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurred at a depth of 20 km (12 miles) near Carmen and Cebu city. 43,000 people impacted. At least 93 dead. Rescuers struggled to reach patients in a collapsed hospital. Power outages over a wide area.

5. DAMAGED ROAD

6. 8:12 AM, OCTOBER 15, 2013 Historic Basillica del Sto Nino damaged. Heavy damage in Cebu City. Damaged houses leave many displaced victims.

7. BASILLICA DEL STO NINO DAMAGED

8. TECTONIC SETTING The Philippines has experienced destructive earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in the past

9. NOTABLE TECTONIC PLATES

10. THE PHILIPPINES PLATE

11. LIKELY FAULT ZONE: THE EAST BOHOL FAULT As reported by Renato Solidum, Director of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology

12. THE EAST BOHOL FAULT The East Bohol Fault, which crosses southern Bohol Island, helps relieve some of the tectonic pressure on The Philippines. The islands are crumpling between three tectonic plates: the Philippine, Sunda, and Eurasia plates.

13. EMERGENCY RESPONSE

14. COLLPSED HOSPITAL The most deaths — 18 — were in the municipality of Loon, 42 kilometers (26 miles) west of Carmen, where an unknown number of patients were trapped inside the partially collapsed Congressman Castillo Memorial Hospital.

15. EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROBLEMS Many roads and bridges were damaged, making rescue operations difficult. Power outages left the entire province in the dark. High winds and rain prevented operations of military helicopters. Tents were set up for displaced victims; others moved in with relatives