Earthquake! Earthquake! Earthquake!

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@salonga (27775)
Philippines
August 14, 2017 12:25am CST
We felt an earthquake while dining in a restaurant last Friday. Thank God it was not a strong one and lasted only for few seconds. I learned later that it was stronger and longer in other places, the strongest being magnitude 6.3 in one province in the South. The strongest earthquake I experienced in all my life was on July 16, 1990. It was so strong that it led us all trembling inside the office. But it was stronger in the epicenter with 7.8-magnitude and it was in the northern part and with death toll of 2,412 people. It was a sad day. I admit, a strong earthquake is one of the things that terrify me the most, but who does not? Have you experienced a strong earthquake?
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• United States
14 Aug 17
Oh dear I am glad you are safe MorningGirl.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
18 Aug 17
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
15 Aug 17
Thank you dear, it was not very strong and have been praying no strong one would ever come.
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• United States
15 Aug 17
@salonga Welcome I also pray not my friend..love you xo
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@Lucky15 (37374)
• Philippines
14 Aug 17
The 1990 one was strong since we are close to Baguio ;/
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
11 Sep 17
@Lucky15 Horrible day that was!
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
15 Aug 17
Baguio had the biggest mortality rate I think. It was a horrifying day!
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@Lucky15 (37374)
• Philippines
18 Aug 17
@salonga i remember that afternoon when the well's water went like..shaking and water is splashing
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@youless (112496)
• Guangzhou, China
14 Aug 17
Wow! Magnitude 6.3 is already a big earthquake already. I hope all of you will stay safe. Lately there was a magnitude 7 earthquake happened in Sichuan Province. It is far away from my city. Besides, my city is in a very safe zone and we haven't experienced the serious earthquake yet. Lately I travelled to Japan and I experienced the minor earthquakes. I felt a little scared after that as at the beginning I didn't realize it was the earthquake
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@youless (112496)
• Guangzhou, China
15 Aug 17
@salonga Thank you! I also hope you will stay safe.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
15 Aug 17
Living in a safe zone is a blessing. I pray we have safe zone here. Stay safe my friend.
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• Philippines
14 Aug 17
We felt a shake as well last Friday. I thought it was just my chair. My mom didn't even felt it but a lot did.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
15 Aug 17
The epicenter is in Batangas where they felt the strongest tremor so the workers in high buildings rushed to evacuate.
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• Philippines
29 Aug 17
@salonga I hope that it doesn't get any stronger than that.
@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
14 Aug 17
We had a strong earth tremor, where our ceiling and walls started creaking and bottles on our cabinets started rattling. It was a very unsettling experience @salonga . I am happy you and your hubby were okay and the earthquake did not last long.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
15 Aug 17
Oh my God that was a terrifying experience! Thank God you were safe.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
15 Aug 17
@salonga , yes, thank you.
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@YrNemo (20255)
14 Aug 17
We were in New Zealand at the time, when we felt things rumbling a bit.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
15 Aug 17
Good it was just a bit.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
15 Aug 17
@YrNemo Really! So lucky, lucky you!
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@YrNemo (20255)
15 Aug 17
@salonga (I was very surprised though, never experienced such a thing before...)
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@snowy22315 (180805)
• United States
15 Aug 17
Earthquakes are very scary and sometimes the aftershocks are worse!
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
15 Aug 17
Yes aftershocks could be stronger and will cause the building to fall.
@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
11 Sep 17
So many lives lost, very sad! Yes, I have experienced a few earthquakes as a young boy in Italy, very frightening!
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
12 Sep 17
Strong earthquake is truly frigthening.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
14 Sep 17
@1hopefulman Indeed, there will be earthquakes here and there.
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
12 Sep 17
@salonga Yes, they are. What is interesting is that earthquakes don't actually kill anyone. I\t's the structures that man made that collapse and crush people. Another interesting thing is that Jesus foretold that they would be part of the sign of his return. I know that you know that.
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@jstory07 (139742)
• Roseburg, Oregon
14 Aug 17
I am lucky so far I have never lived where there is a earth quake.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
14 Aug 17
Indeed you are so lucky!
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@LadyDuck (471421)
• Switzerland
14 Aug 17
Yes, I have experienced one and it was scary. There is nothing we can do against the forces of nature. Stay safe.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
14 Aug 17
Thanks! When nature strikes, all we could do is pray.
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@LadyDuck (471421)
• Switzerland
14 Aug 17
@salonga You are right, we can do nothing to stop or prevent the natural disasters.
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@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
14 Aug 17
That was a strong earthquake. I've experienced earthquakes, but none real high in magnitude. I'm going to say it was luck as I lived in places where it could get very strong. I don't have that problem anymore where I am now. I'm glad the one you had wasn't bad.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
15 Aug 17
God is good. I'm happy you have not experience a big one.
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@JudyEv (340200)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Aug 17
I don't like earthquakes either. Humans are absolutely helpless in the face of such forces.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
14 Aug 17
Helpless, yes that exactly is the word.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
14 Aug 17
Anyone can be so afraid of earthquakes. I also remember that July 16,1990 earthquake. We were in an office in Makati City when the ground shook.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
15 Aug 17
I was in my Makati office too. After the earthquake I was with many people walking along Ayala avenue who were all rushing to go home.
@NoorNoor (2131)
• India
14 Aug 17
I have not experienced a strong earthquake but very vey mild.even I didnt realise thai is earthquake.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
15 Aug 17
Good for you and I pray you never experience a big one.
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@NoorNoor (2131)
• India
15 Aug 17
@salonga Thank you
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
15 Aug 17
That is why all those earthquake drills that the country is doing should be taken seriously.
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@allen0187 (58582)
• Philippines
16 Aug 17
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
15 Aug 17
You are right. It will save lives.
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@shshiju (10342)
• Cochin, India
28 Sep 17
In India Utterpradesh, Gujarath are earthquakes zones and they affected the eathquake very badly in the past.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
29 Sep 17
There are indeed earthquake zones and it is terrifying to live in those areas.
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@shshiju (10342)
• Cochin, India
29 Sep 17
@salonga Yes . India is populated country and it is difficult to avoid any areas.
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@AkoPinay (11542)
• Philippines
15 Aug 17
I am more afraid of earthquakes than typhoons that's why I never dreamed living in a high building/condo. I think we felt that 1990 too. I was in high school and got paranoid because our classroom was on the 3rd floor.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
15 Aug 17
In Makati, every one was in shocked and walking along the road, rushing to go back home. Even the transport system halted for sometime.
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@Kandae11 (55035)
15 Aug 17
I haven't, but I know it can be deadly.
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
15 Aug 17
Lucky you! It is a fearful thing..
@peachpurple (13962)
• Malaysia
17 Aug 17
Nope, Malaysia is safe from earthquake, hope that others are fine
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
18 Aug 17
You are so lucky!
@PBKING (1523)
• India
18 Aug 17
I had experienced small earthquake for few seconds so it's not that much harmful. I'm glad that you are safe..
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
25 Aug 17
Thank you so much, you stay safe too.