I was scared when the earthquake struck!

Well, earthquakes are very scary because they happen suddenly and bring massive destruction. They really instill " the oh my I'm going to die feeling." I know I did when the earthquake struck! I kept looking at the ceiling because I was really scared. it would collapse on me! I have asked questions and it seems to me that this is the first time in Cebu to have such a strong earthquake! Unlike you, Malou, I was in classes, I think it would be a long time until I would want another surprise at school. This earthquake really caught us by surprise cause natural disasters are very very rare here. The one good thing I got from the shaking would be the revelation that I am utterly useless in emergency situations. I think that we should all prepare ourselves physically and mentally for cases like these. We never know what might happen to us. I, for one, would have never predicted that there would ever be such a catastrophe to befall on our part of the world. That would be my mistake because my first thought was that a crane was shaking the whole school building for a drill. XD Luckliy, no buildings were torn down. Aside from mass panic and hysteria due to rumors of tsunami and tornadoes, the earthquake did not do much damage. Hopefully, things would be more orderly and clear-cut the next time around.

hicearn25 being afraid of a minor earthquke is not something i do anymore. after fifty years of living in southern California i am used to the minor ones, the major longer lasting ones that cause damage are the ones to be afraid of. but you must learn not to let fear panic you as in a natural disaster we must react rationaly' and do whats best for that time. you people in the Philipines sure have been having a time with natural disasters,I hope things smooth out and you do not have any more bad disasters.

The best thing to do is to stay out of the house temporarily and don't forget to pray. Tsunami is never predictable. No one can predict it. If we can predict we can move out just before it happens. It's different from rain. It is predictable. Earthquake is not always followed by tsunami. It is also possible that tsunami strikes without an earthquake.

I heard in the news about what happened in your area. I could imagine the worry you had felt, especially after all those natural disasters that has happened recently including the one that hit Japan. I was old enough to experience the 1990 earthquake and it really shook me up. Buildings literally swaying, trees falling. I couldn't even stand still. I'm glad to hear that nothing untoward happened to you. It really can be a scary experience.

Yaa dear I was also watching television when the earthquake struck. I was also very afraid of that moment and I rushed out from my room when I heard some big noises outside my room.

Having an earthquake of 6.8 magnitude and alert 2 tsunami alert is really scared. You should always keep yourself updated with the announcements from the authority. Keep yourself always alert and safe. Let's just pray that this will never happen again. It is really scared. Take care and happy mylotting!

Gee, I hope you are not hit by a tsunami! I have been in earthquakes before in my life, but never in any tsunami!

Hi cearn, I'm very thankful to know that you weren't hurt but I can understand that you must have been very frightened. I too hope that you will not experience another. Blessings.

Hello in my place earthquake is so rare, long ago i had experienced as i have told in my discussion, i was really scared though it was mild, i was in Cebu, Manila, Davao in 2004, in Davao i experienced it 2x, i was scared but my host took things lightly because he is habituated to it.. Have a nice day ahead. Professor ‘@Bhuwan@’. .

Well we can all be at a relief now. Tsunami alert was a false alarm even though people from Cebu City panicked ALOT when the epicenter happened at the southwest of Cebu and there was no possible way the tsunami would make a U-turn. Second was that Cebu is being blocked directly from the Pacific Ocean by islands and is surrounded by a sea so the tsunami would not have been able to reach Cebu unless it was a super tsunami and I do not think running would do any help. Only thing we have to watch out for are aftershocks of the earthquake. I heard from news that there were a couple of earthquakes happening but the magnitude was far from the one that happened at Negros Oriental. Several of my family members also experienced the panic that happened. They though what they saw in videos of the earthquake that happened in Japan was happening to them. The tsunami sweeping over areas smoothly. Thank God though that everyone I knew was safe. Let us just pray and wait for this to pass

I'm so sorry you had to experience this, I know it must be very scary. I experienced some very slight movement of an earthquake only last year when we had that freak quake happen here, it never happened before. It was barely felt though where I am, it made me feel like my blood sugar was alittle low but then I read on the internet that it was an earthquake. I went to the TV and then saw what was going on. Messaged some friends and some of them felt it too more than others. It is a scary experience, I'm sure it will last a long time in your memory too. I hope the Tsunami doesn't strike there too. It is too much for one place to bear.

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I heard about this earthquake in the news. I can understand your fear and panic in this situation. I hope you and all your family and friends are safe. We have had so many natural disasters in the past few years around the world with so much damage and casualties that we can only pray that these disasters never ever occur again anywhere. I hope the tsunami alert gets lifted soon there and praying for you and your safety.

the big damage is in negros oriental guihulngan. sad enough is that during the typhoon sendong, this part of negros oriental suffered massive landslides because of this quake. apparently, did not have any human casualties (thank God).

I am glad you are well, and take all alerts very seriously. I hope that you stay safe.

I was born in Peru, so of course, I know what earthquakes feel like! The only problem is that after having experienced them, they are hard to forget! Just a heavy truck going on the street reminds me of them, even though now I live in a country that very rarely gets them, even though we live close to Italy who does have them!

It always a scary thing when such earthquake occurs. I have 4 earthquake in my life and everytime it come heart start running fast. No one can predict what can an earthquake is capable of.

That sounds like a very scary experience, and I hope that nothing else occurs. I have only once felt a very mild earthquake here in the UK and that was scary enough. I was on the upper floor of a building and the whole thing moved for a moment. We never expect that over here in the UK,and I haven't felt anything like it since (touch wood!). My thoughts are with you all out there and I hope that everything settles down for you now. _Derek

In last March, we experienced a terrific earth quake and Tsunami in Japan. Nowadays earth quakes are occurring on various parts of the world more frequently than in past times. Earth quake with Tsunami are more terrific whenever it occurred. So science world should give extreme considerations to develop protection measures against these terrific natural calamities.

It is really a very traumatic experience being a situation wherein your life is in great measure. I pray for our fellow Filipinos there in your area specially for those who lost their love ones. Hoping that this will never happen again.