EarthQuake in the Philippines.
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Do you know where it hit?
I googled it and it looks like it was strength 6 and that it hit just southwest of Manila, on the island Mindoro.
Hope all is well with our Filipino posters and friends!!!
Hope all is well with our Filipino posters and friends!!!
Lets say a prayer for them, seems like mother nature is not too happy lately.
You're right, we sure are having a lot of earthquakes lately -it's unreal! I hope everything is alright with them. I'll have to check the news and see if anything much has been reported. Crazy. It's enough to make me want to drink (more).
awesome absinthe kits here by the way.
awesome absinthe kits here by the way.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2007-08-20-philippines-quake_N.htm
Let me add having Lived in the Philippines which is a Earth Quake region, Buildings are constructed to survive Earth Quakes. A study of construction practises between the USA and The Philippines might be of interest to some. Cut Structural Lumber in the Philippines is much smaller but stronger because it is strong tropical hardwood. Cement Block walls are reinforced and therefore are stronger also.
Let me add having Lived in the Philippines which is a Earth Quake region, Buildings are constructed to survive Earth Quakes. A study of construction practises between the USA and The Philippines might be of interest to some. Cut Structural Lumber in the Philippines is much smaller but stronger because it is strong tropical hardwood. Cement Block walls are reinforced and therefore are stronger also.
The good Friday earthquake was supposedly March 27 1964, if that is the one you are talking about holy smokes man, that was the third largest earthquake on record and did absurb amounts of damage. I cannot even imagine what a magnitude 9.2 earthquake would feel like, beyond a building falling on your head.
That 9.2 Alaska earthquake was ~1000 times the energy released of this 6.2 in the Philipines.
A difference of 3 points in Richter magnitude is actually 33,333 times the energy released.
Apparently you have never built in Los Angeles?? Here in L.A. we actually DO put rebar in reinforced CMU walls and footings!! Imagine that!!
We also use alot of engineered lumber and structural steel.......:smile:
Bleh, yep I screwed up, it is log 10 for ground shaking, not energy release. Good catch.
Bleh, yep I screwed up, it is log 10 for ground shaking, not energy release. Good catch.
Yep. A lot of people think quakes are just rated on a 1-10 scale but the logarithmic is much different.
I guess it was 1964 Good Friday. We were told it was 8.2 or 8.6 by the Army back then. Johnnyt
i get my news from AZforums
this is the first i've heard of an earthquake in P.I.
i have some relatives living there, so even though i heard the news here first,
at least i know now and can contact them to see if they are alright.
thanks to the OP for the news, -marlo
this is the first i've heard of an earthquake in P.I.
i have some relatives living there, so even though i heard the news here first,
at least i know now and can contact them to see if they are alright.
thanks to the OP for the news, -marlo
Poolhustler
No I have never been to California let alone Los Angeles. I have always traveled short Circle Via Alaska when going back and forth to the Orient. But my big point about Philippine construction is the Exotic Tropical wood. A 2"x2" Philippine board is equal to a 4"X4" American board in strength.
I did some structural drafting in the 90's for a HUGE construction company
skyscrapers and such..
and even though we were in Minnesota..
all of our main structural engineers were certified as structural engineers to California standards..
because it is far and away the most stringent by an order of magnitude.. and as such being Cal certified is enough to get you certified in all the other 49 states.
I was in a cab when it hit, so I felt nothing. The streets are already so bumpy that a few more jiggles will never be felt. In the papers today, there were no reports of any major damage or injuries. Looks like they weathered this one without incident.
A major quake would be devastating to Manila and its confines. The homes that most of the poor people live in (the large majority of the population) are simple stucco structures with no reinforcements. They would all collapse. The people who live along the water in the bamboo structures would probably fare much better.
A major quake would be devastating to Manila and its confines. The homes that most of the poor people live in (the large majority of the population) are simple stucco structures with no reinforcements. They would all collapse. The people who live along the water in the bamboo structures would probably fare much better.
