The Rise of the Tectonics! – Earthquake

A little bit of history! Our country Philippines is known to have several earthquakes occurring throughout the century but the question is what causes these frequent earthquakes that happen in our country? First of all, Philippines is located within the "Pacific Ring of Fire" which is a series of interconnected seismic plates that cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The Pacific Ring of Fire is vast belt of seismic and volcanic activity that stretches all around the Pacific Ocean. The Philippine Plate is also seen to be one of the involved seismic plates that caused the magnitude 8.9 earthquake in Japan.

         Situated on the Pacific Ring of Fire, Philippines experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity and around 20 earthquakes are registered daily, though most are too weak to be felt. There are many active volcanoes such as the Mayon Volcano, Mount Pinatubo, and Taal Volcano. The eruption of Mount Pinatubo in June 1991 produced the second largest terrestrial eruption of the 20th century

You should be wondering what the most destructive earthquake to hit the Philippines is. The deadliest earthquake to ever hit the Philippine is the 1976 Moro Gulf Earthquake and Tsunami killing about 8,000 people. It was very devastating because it occurred just after midnight when most people are asleep.  However if we are talking about recent events which happened in the last decade, The earthquake in Luzon occurred on Monday, July 16, 1990, in the Philippines was the most destructive earthquake. 

The important question is how should we prepare for such calamity? If there’s anything to learn from this experience, it is that we need to know about how to be prepared because our lives could depend on it. This picture beside gives us a idea on what the seven steps are. For me, we should always be reminded how much a strong earthquake can have disastrous effects in the Philippines.We must do everything in order to prepare for such  calamities!