Download magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes bohol island, the philippines

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
LOCATION MAP
BOHOL: THE PHILIPPINE’S
10TH LARGEST ISLAND
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.
DAMAGED ROAD
8:12 AM, OCTOBER 15, 2013
• Historic Basillica del Sto Nino
damaged.
• Heavy damage in Cebu City.
• Damaged houses leave many displaced
victims.
BASILLICA DEL STO NINO
DAMAGED
TECTONIC SETTING
The Philippines has experienced
destructive earthquakes and volcanic
eruptions in the past
NOTABLE TECTONIC
PLATES
THE PHILIPPINES PLATE
LIKELY FAULT ZONE: THE
EAST BOHOL FAULT
As reported by Renato Solidum,
Director of the Philippine
Institute of Volcanology and
Seismology
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.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
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.
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