Davao City condo damaged by strong

earthquake
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – At least 9 people were hurt when a magnitude 6.5 earthquake –
the second strong tremor to affect this city in just 3 days – caused more damage to a 5-story
condominium on Thursday, October 31.
Police Captain Nolan Tagsip, spokesperson of the Davao City Police Office, confirmed that 9
people were injured at Ecoland 4000 condominium, which sustained greater damage following
the latest earthquake.
Eight sustained minor injuries while
one was brought to the hospital for
treatment of a head injury.
Police identified some of those
injured as the following:
• Catley Ubas, 27
• Naser Inog, 27
• Baswil Ledya, 60
• Park Jung-o, 61, Korean
• Christian Vicente
• Ledy Notarte, 60
The building was among the structures that had already sustained major damage when a
magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Cotabato and affected parts of Mindanao on Tuesday, October
29.
Major Jason Baria, spokesperson of Police Regional Office 11 said they were still checking for
possible trapped persons in the condominium.
Tagsip said in an interview that there were an estimated 15 to 20 occupants in the building
when the earthquake struck.

Source:https://www.rappler.com/nation/243827-photos-ecoland-4000-condominium-davao-damaged-
earthquake-october-31-2019
Introduction to Earthquake
An earthquake is a sudden shaking movement of the surface of the earth. It is known as a
quake, tremblor or tremor. Earthquakes can range in size from those that are so weak that
they cannot be felt to those violent enough to toss people around and destroy whole cities.
The seismicity or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of
earthquakes experienced over a period of time.
An earthquake is measured on Richter’s scale. A seismometer detects the vibrations caused by
an earthquake. It plots these vibrations on a seismograph. The strength, or magnitude, of an
earthquake, is measured using the Richter scale. Quakes measuring around 7 or 8 on the Richter
scale can be devastating.
Earthquake is included on one of the natural disasters which can’t be stopped, but can be
avoided.

Causes of Earthquake
Earthquakes are caused by sudden tectonic movements in the Earth’s crust. The main cause is
that when tectonic plates, one rides over the other, causing orogeny collide (mountain
building), earthquakes. The largest fault surfaces on Earth are formed due to boundaries
between moving plates.
The stress increases when they stick, relative motion between the plates. This continues until
the stress rises and breaks, suddenly allowing sliding over the locked portion of the fault,
releasing the stored energy as shock waves.

Effects of an Earthquake
• Ground Shaking→ Ground shaking is a term used to describe the vibration of the
ground during an earthquake. Ground shaking is caused by body waves and surface
waves. As a generalization, the severity of ground shaking increases as magnitude
increases and decreases as distance from the causative fault increases.
• Surface Faulting→ Surface faulting is the differential movement of the two sides of a
fracture at the Earth's surface and can be strike-slip, normal, and reverse (or thrust).
Combinations of the strike-slip type and the other two types of faulting can be found.
Although displacements of these kinds can result from landslides and other shallow
processes, surface faulting, as the term is used here, applies to differential movements
caused by deep-seated forces in the Earth, the slow movement of sedimentary deposits
toward the Gulf of Mexico, and faulting associated with salt domes.
• Ground Failure→ Liquefaction is not a type of ground failure; it is a physical process
that takes place during some earthquakes that may lead to ground failure. As a
consequence of liquefaction, clay-free soil deposits, primarily sands and silts,
temporarily lose strength and behave as viscous fluids rather than as solids.
Liquefaction takes place when seismic shear waves pass through a saturated granular
soil layer, distort its granular structure, and cause some of the void spaces to collapse.
Disruptions to the soil generated by these collapses cause transfer of the ground-shaking
 load from grain-to-grain contacts in the soil layer to the pore water. This transfer of
load increases pressure in the pore water, either causing drainage to occur or, if drainage
is restricted, a sudden buildup of pore-water pressure. When the pore-water pressure
rises to about the pressure caused by the weight of the column of soil, the granular soil
layer behaves like a fluid rather than like a solid for a short period. In this condition,
deformations can occur easily.
• Flow Failures→ Flow failures, consisting of liquefied soil or blocks of intact material
riding on a layer of liquefied soil, are the most catastrophic type of ground failure
caused by liquefaction. These failures commonly move several tens of feet and, if
geometric conditions permit, several tens of miles. Flows travel at velocities as great as
many tens of miles per hour. Flow failures usually form in loose saturated sands or silts
on slopes greater than 3 degrees. Flow failures can originate either underwater or on
land.
• Landslides→ Past experience has shown that several types of landslides take place in
conjunction with earthquakes. The most abundant types of earthquake induced
landslides are rock falls and slides of rock fragments that form on steep slopes. Shallow
debris slides forming on steep slopes and soil and rock slumps and block slides forming
on moderate to steep slopes also take place, but they are less abundant. Reactivation of
dormant slumps or block slides by earthquakes is rare.
• Tsunamis→ Tsunamis are water waves that are caused by sudden vertical movement
of a large area of the sea floor during an undersea earthquake. Tsunamis are often called
tidal waves, but this term is a misnomer. Unlike regular ocean tides, tsunamis are not
caused by the tidal action of the Moon and Sun. The height of a tsunami in the deep
ocean is typically about 1 foot, but the distance between wave crests can be very long,
more than 60 miles. The speed at which the tsunami travels decreases as water depth
decreases. In the mid-Pacific, where the water depths reach 3 miles, tsunami speeds can
be more than 430 miles per hour. As tsunamis reach shallow water around islands or
on a continental shelf; the height of the waves increases many times, sometimes
reaching as much as 80 feet. The great distance between wave crests prevents tsunamis
from dissipating energy as a breaking surf; instead, tsunamis cause water levels to rise
rapidly along coast lines.

Source: https://www.toppr.com/guides/evs/when-the-earth-shook/effects-of-earthquake/

Source:https://www.usgs.gov/natural-hazards/earthquake-hazards/science/what-are-effects-earthquakes?qt-
science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects
 WHAT TO DO (EARTHQUAKE)

If you are indoors during an earthquake:

• DROP to the ground; take COVER by getting under a sturdy table or other piece of
furniture; and HOLD ON until the shaking stops. If there isn’t a table or desk near you,
cover your face and head with your arms and crouch in an inside corner of the building.
• Stay away from glass, windows, outside doors and walls, and anything that could fall,
such as lighting fixtures or furniture.
• Stay in bed if you are there when the earthquake strikes. Hold on and protect your head
with a pillow, unless you are under a heavy light fixture that could fall. In that case,
move to the nearest safe place.
• Do not use a doorway except if you know it is a strongly supported, load-bearing
doorway and it is close to you. Many inside doorways are lightly constructed and do
not offer protection.
• Stay inside until the shaking stops and it is safe to go outside. Do not exit a building
during the shaking. Research has shown that most injuries occur when people inside
buildings attempt to move to a different location inside the building or try to leave.
• DO NOT use the elevators.
• Be aware that the electricity may go out or the sprinkler systems or fire alarms may turn
on.

If you are outdoors during an earthquake:

• Stay there.
• Move away from buildings, streetlights, and utility wires.
• Once in the open, stay there until the shaking stops. The greatest danger exists directly
outside buildings, at exits and alongside exterior walls.

If you are in a moving vehicle during an earthquake:

• Stop as quickly as safety permits and stay in the vehicle. Avoid stopping near or under
buildings, trees, overpasses, and utility wires.
• Proceed cautiously once the earthquake has stopped. Avoid roads, bridges, or ramps
that might have been damaged by the earthquake.

If you are trapped under debris:

• Do not light a match.
• Do not move around or kick up dust.
• Cover your mouth with a handkerchief or clothing.
• Tap on a pipe or wall so rescuers can locate you. Use a whistle if one is available. Shout
only as a last resort. Shouting can cause you to inhale dangerous amounts of dust.

Source:https://www.ses.vic.gov.au/get-ready/quakesafe/what-to-do-in-an-
earthquake?fbclid=IwAR0uB_bIuNZhJeZU3ddsph0tcUCh0BRbkJxPt5k4JLUGWbLZQ5xF6Va3qcY
Good morning Philippines! You are listening to 109.6! The most trusted station of advisories
is here!
This is an advisory for incoming earthquakes. Be prepared. NDRRMC stated that there is a
possibility of an occurring earthquake today, here in Davao City.
Don’t forget the safety tips on what to do during an earthquake! Duck, cover and hold.
DROP to the ground; take COVER by getting under a sturdy table or other piece of furniture.
If there isn’t a table or desk near you, cover your face and head with your arms and crouch in
an inside corner of the building; and HOLD ON until the shaking stops. Stay inside until the
shaking stops and it is safe to go outside.
Stay in bed if you are there when the earthquake strikes. Hold on and protect your head with a
pillow, unless you are under a heavy light fixture that could fall. In that case, move to the
nearest safe place.
Do not exit a building during the shaking. Research has shown that most injuries occur when
people inside buildings attempt to move to a different location inside the building or try to
leave.
Be aware that the electricity may go out or the sprinkler systems or fire alarms may turn on.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO OUR ADVISORY! HAVE A SAFE DAY!

You are listening again to station 109.6. The station that will bring you to the news and realities
of the country.
Davao City condo damaged by strong earthquake
At least 9 people were hurt when a magnitude 6.5 earthquake – the second strong tremor to
affect this city in just 3 days – caused more damage to a 5-story condominium on Thursday,
October 31.
Police Captain Nolan Tagsip, spokesperson of the Davao City Police Office, confirmed that 9
people were injured at Ecoland 4000 condominium, which sustained greater damage following
the latest earthquake.
Eight sustained minor injuries while one was brought to the hospital for treatment of a head
injury.
The building was among the structures that had already sustained major damage when a
magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Cotabato and affected parts of Mindanao on Tuesday, October
29.
Major Jason Baria, spokesperson of Police Regional Office 11 said they were still checking for
possible trapped persons in the condominium.
Tagsip said in an interview that there were an estimated 15 to 20 occupants in the building
when the earthquake struck.
This is station 109.6. Have a safe day.
 ACTIVITY IN
DISASTER RISK

Submitted To: Mr. Anthony Rotor

Submitted By: Group 2