Article: Safety Tips during Earthquake

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[werty]

not yet confirmed but initial web searches reported is @ 6.3 magniture between negros-cebu... felt another strong aftershoch around 12:24pm feb 6...

[zyLe]

6.8 in Bacolod, Negros and Cebu 11:49am, aftershock at 12:24PM. Tsunami alert 3 for negros and cebu as epicenter identified in Tanon Strait.. prayers everyone.. stay safe..

[thisbe.ara]

everyone, be safe...

It's after 12:24 pm... any news of aftershocks?

a prayer i found that might help ease our thoughts and calm our hearts:

Lord, at times such as this,
When we realize that the ground beneath our feet
is not as solid as we had imagined,
We plead for your mercy.

As the things we have built crumble about us,
We know too well how small we truly are
On this ever-changing, ever-moving,
Fragile planet we call home.
Yet you have promised never to forget us.

Do not forget us now.

Comfort us, Lord, in this disaster.
Be our rock when the earth refuses to stand still,
And shelter us under your wings when homes no longer
exist.

Pierce, too, hearts with compassion,
Who watch from alongside,
Move us to act swiftly this day,
Too give generously every day,
To work for justice always,
And to pray unceasingly for those without hope.

And once the shaking has ceased,
The images of destruction have stopped filling the news,
And out thoughts return to life’s daily rumblings,
Let us not forget that we are all your children
and they, our brothers and sisters.
We are all the work of your hands.

For though the mountains leave their place
And the hills be tossed to the ground,
Your love shall never leave us,
and the promise of peace will never be shaken.

Our help is in the name of the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth,
Blessed be the name of the Lord,
Now and forever. Amen

[thisbe.ara]

Update from PhilStar: Tsunami Warning up in Negros, Cebu coasts

[thisbe.ara]

seriously, Phivolcs?? karon pa mo mag lag sa inyong site? mas updated pa ang USGS!

[thisbe.ara]

Finally, update from PHIVOLCS: Tsunami Alert No. 2: Magnitude 6.9 in Negros Oriental and Cebu area. Tectonic in origin. Intensity 7 in Dumaguete. Intensity 5 Roxas, Capiz, Iloilo City. Intensity 4 Antique, Aklan, Dipolog. Intensity 3 CDO. People in coastal areas, pls be aware of possible sea level rise.

[Content Manager]

from Gi Ru Cel: Tsunami has already started to move in Oriental Negros, esp. in Tayasan, Negros Oriental... Let's all pray for everybody's safety. God spare and save us all from this dreadful calamity.....

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from diem: Are you prepared?

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Update as of 1:32pm:
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology issued the tsunami alert for the central Philippines, saying the quake, which hit in a narrow strait just off Negros Island, could trigger a 3-foot (1-meter) wave along the island's eastern coast as well as west of Cebu City, the country's second largest.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue a wider regional warning.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered 44 miles (72 kilometers) north of Dumaguete city on Negros and hit at a depth of 29 miles (46 kilometers).
People rushed out of schools, malls and offices during the quake. Officials in some areas suspended work and canceled classes.
A child died when a concrete fence of a house collapsed in Taysan town in Negros Oriental province, said Benito Ramos, who heads the Office of Civil Defense.
A mall in San Carlos city in neighboring Negros Occidental province was damaged when its windows were shattered by the shaking, he said. The quake was also felt in Cebu, where it lasted about 30 seconds.
The Philippines is located in the Pacific "Ring of Fire" where earthquakes and volcanic activity are common. A 7.7-magnitude quake killed nearly 2,000 people in Luzon in 1990.