At least 26 injured after M6.4 earthquake rattles the Philippines

8
M6.4 earthquake hits the Philippines, 26 injured, massive shakings
M6.4 earthquake hits the Philippines, 26 injured, massive shakings. Map via USGS

At least 26 people were injured by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake that rocked the northern Philippines, forcing the closure of an international airport, sending panicked residents into the streets and causing substantial damage to a hospital.

The earthquake, which struck at about 10:59pm on Tuesday (14:59 GMT) near the upland town of Dolores, was felt as far away as the capital Manila, more than 330km (205 miles) to the south.

Police and civil aviation officials said that at least 26 people were injured in Ilocos Norte, the home province of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, where the international airport in the capital city of Laoag was ordered to close temporarily on Wednesday due to damage from the earthquake.

Prepare now! Protect your home and cars againts EMP, solar flare and lightnings

The president – also known as Bongbong – warned of aftershocks on Wednesday and advised people, in a tweet, to stay out of tall structures.

Patients were evacuated from the 200-bed Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital in Batac city, about 60km (37 miles) north of the epicentre, which sustained some of the worst reported damage so far.

At least two towns in Cagayan province temporarily lost electricity due to damaged power lines. A number of bridges and roads in outlying provinces were damaged.

In the town of La Paz in Abra, a century-old Christian church was damaged, with parts of its belfry collapsing and some walls cracked, littering the church’s grassy yard with debris, officials said.

Dolores town police officer Jeffrey Blanes said that “buildings were shaking so people ran outside”.

A member of the public in Aparri municipality, located more than 100km (62 miles) from the epicentre, posted on the website of the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) that it was the most extensive tremor they had experienced.

Prepare now! You will never go without electricity with this portable power station!

The longest earthquake I’ve ever felt. Thank God we’re safe. Stay safe everyone,” the post read.

Photos of collapsed ceilings in some of the hospital rooms, as well as dozens of patients waiting in chairs on the driveway outside, were posted on the local fire service’s official Facebook page.

The authorities made us leave the building while they checked the building integrity… We are currently conducting an assessment of the damage,” hospital worker Tom Tabije told the AFP news agency by phone.

The civil defence office in Abra province, where Dolores is located, said there were no immediate reports of casualties, but the extent of the damage would not be known until morning.

We are unable to make a thorough assessment of the impact now because it is nighttime and we are also thinking about our people’s safety,” Abra rescuer Joel de Leon told AFP by phone.

Prepare now! Stock up on Iodine tablets for the next nuclear disaster

Earthquakes are a daily occurrence in the Philippines, which sits along the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, an arc of intense seismic and volcanic activity stretching from Japan through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin.

Eleven people were killed, and several hundred were injured in July when a magnitude 7.0 quake hit the mountainous Abra province triggering landslides and ground fissures. In October 2013, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the central island of Bohol, killing more than 200 people. [USGS, Al Jazeera]

StrangeSounds.org has been banned from ad networks and is now entirely reader-supported CLICK HERE TO SUPPORT MY WORK

If you don’t want to use PAYPAL, you can also DONATE with your credit card through my brand new DONOR BOX Profile. Thank you for your help!

You should also join my newsletter to get DAILY FREE, INTERESTING AND AMAZING NEWS, VIDEOS AND PICTURES directly in your mailbox…YOU WONT REGRET IT

Sign up and get this FREE guide about how to invest in GOLD, SILVER and other PRECIOUS METALS to limit the effects of inflation on your IRA/401K… 

I recommend following Qfiles for videos, podcasts and a wide compilation of alternative news…

qfiles by steve quayle

8 Comments

  1. San Fransicko is surely overdue for another earthquake. They need something to slow down the whackos running around in their underpants beating people with hammers.

  2. Probably. It all seems to be heating up. Part of the stress that is supposed to lead up to the New Madrid. Right now, it is expected to happen before the end of the year. We’ll see.

  3. I betcha there is another earthquake on the Ring of Fire within 72 hours. Seems like when plates move in one area it triggers another earthquake on the Ring of Fire down the line.

Leave a reply

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.