CENTRAL PHILIPPINES EARTHQUAKE

Yesterday, Cebu and Bohol was rattled by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake morning of October 14, 2013, A magnitude 7 earthquake is equivalent to around 32 Hiroshima atomic bombs,and This one had a magnitude of 7.2.”. According to PHILVOCS director Renato Solidum,  (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology The earthquake was centered about 32 miles underground near the small town of Carmen, Bohol in Central Visayas. The earthquake struck at  8:12- 8:15 a.m. making their usual peaceful morning to fear.

The tremors were so strong and it reverberated across neighboring islands of the central Philippines, that includes the islands of Cebu, Iloilo and Negros. Cebu was hardly hit that has toppled structures and sending panicked people into the streets. People who are already inside their offices run to an open ground and took a flight for safety.  These are few of the tweets from people from Cebu and Bohol

Everything was a stand still after the quake since there have been numerous aftershocks even until midnight of that day. The damage is apparent specially to the century old churches and old buildings around Cebu and Bohol.

Officials on Tuesday afternoon were warning local residents to keep out of major buildings until their structural integrity could be verified. They also warned of landslides amid reports of aftershocks on the two most affected islands.

Electric power was disrupted in many of the affected areas. No tsunami warning was issued because the earthquake was land-based, according to Tsunami Monitoring Command Center at Hawaii

The help for Bohol and Cebu is underway and if in any case you would like to help please don’t hesitate to contact me.