Earthquake!
We just had another earthquake in Bogo City. It wasn’t as strong as the one we had a couple of weeks ago. The aftershock was strong though. I was sitting outside and thought the porch was going to come out from under me.
It was a baby quake really, people in Mindanao would probably laugh at us. Jessie said, in Tacloban people would just stay in their home but I told her its
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always a good idea to go outside for a bit. Never know what is coming behind it.
Here though, the schools closed and some businesses. Business, I think will reopen, guy next door came to check on his family I think.
Earthquake is Cebu itself are not uncommon but in Northern Cebu they are unheard of. I can’t find any local that remembers any quakes but the people I’ve asked are in the 30’s to 40’s.
It generally a good to have several small quakes. They say it tends to let off the pressure. However, having two quakes in less than a month in an area that doesn’t get quakes might be a bit more of a concern.
I’m no expert but its probably related to the first quake, things just shifting around. I haven’t looked to see how big it was officially. I suspect under a 3.5. Not a big deal for those use to earthquakes but I’m not one of those use to earthquakes.
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This earthquake was a magnitude 3.3. with its epicenter 5 miles south east of Bogo.
After doing a little research, Bogo is in a moderate earthquake prone zone but with very little history of earthquakes.
I’ll try to write more detailed story with some maps on earthquake hazard of the area.
Sorry Rusty,
We have bigger earthquakes here in Michigan. Can’t feel anything under a 5.0 in all this sand I live on. The only time I have been a 5.5 was when I was in the car. Just like a bad road. Hit a 5.5 while on the Bay Bridge coming from Oakland, CA one time. Didn’t know it until the next day while reading the newspaper. Just no fun.
Yeah it was a baby earthquake but sandy soil makes earthquakes worse. See the earthquake that happened during the world series several years back. I don’t remember the year or city but it was Ca. I think in the 90’s.
I didn’t know Michigan is a hotbed for earthquakes.
Both of them were babies. While they are going on though you don’t know if it will get worse or if this is all there will be. For me, knowing that the house is shaking and that things like this (earthquakes) can bring a house down is alarming.
I went to Bantayan Island the other day and asked if they felt either of them there and they did not.
What on earth are you sorry for?
BTW, the last earthquake in Michigan was in 1994 and it was a 3.5:
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/last_event_states/states_michigan.html
Dear Rusty,
I am presently residing here in bogo, cebu and I also experienced the said earthquake. I was really shocked of it because it was my very first time to experience it, especially the first one. It was really awful, I actually had trauma until now. They folks here said that the reason why earthquakes here in bogo occured, because there was a forming small volcano at the bottom of the sea between the islands of Bantayan and Cebu and some also said it was on the mountaneous area here in bogo. Of course I don’t believe it. But is there a possibility that it might happen? I mean about forming a volcano here in this town?
I don’t think there is a volcano.
Wonder how they know it is small. 
People sure do like rumors here. LOL I’m smiling.
The US Geologocial Department, not the real name, just what I remember,
they show it the area as moderate risk for earthquake, maybe a little higher than moderate. That there has not been one for so long in this part of the country has been a bit lucky I think. That there were two close together is a little alarming. Small earthquakes are a good thing.
Earthquakes are caused by two plates of rock pushing up against each other. The pressure builds and the rock breaks. I don’t know about you, but I heard an explosion on the first one. Did you hear that? That’s the rock breaking, I think. Small ones let this pressurer off. At least that’s the theory.
I understand the trauma you’re speaking of, I don’t like to admit it but I’m feeling a bit of that myself. I’m jumpy when I hear what I think is a rumble then laugh at myself when I realize its just a passing truck or maybe even a motorcycle LOL. I find it pretty amazing that such a small quake had that kind of effect on me. I don’t feel quite so silly now that I know someone else is having some issues too. How has your trauma manifested?
I actually felt the same way you did. Everytime I heard rolling sound, I almost think of earthquake happening again. I haven’t heard an explosion but somebody told me about it. They said it was somewhere in polambato area.
Jasel, I’m glad to know I’m not the only one. I can’t imagine what it would be like to go through a 7.0 or larger. I heard on TV some where that a 5.0 is twice as strong as a 4.0. So ours were under four. You’d have to multiply it 4 times as strong for a 7.0 I’d rather not experience that.
I’ rather die..hehehe
Well, you just might in one that big. LOL
Just glad I’m not the only one that was a little bit “shell shocked” by the baby earthquakes. Perhaps its a normal response. Now that I think about it, those that would be more likely to take heed and notice the small ones, might be more prepared for the big one. If one thinks of it in evolutionary terms, that would make a lot of sense.