Last night, there was an earthquake in my hometown, with a magnitude of 3.3 on the Richter scale. It was pretty scary because it actually woke many residents up, alerting each other and loved ones abroad through Facebook about the strong tremor. It was said that the earth shook twice in this area at around 3 in the morning.
Although our place has not had any history of massive earthquakes and tsunamis (but it is prone to flooding), I just learned that the town next to our city 30 minutes drive up north was discovered by the PHILVOLCS to have a fault line.
Here's a link to the news on the earthquake in my hometown, which is around 6 hours plane ride away from Japan.
I found this helpful FEMA (Fedeeral Emergency Management Agency) information on how to protect ourselves and our children during earthquakes. Sadly, part of being residents of this planet doesn't exempt anyone from the risk of earthquakes. CLICK HERE TO BE DIRECTED TO FEMA.
Here is a discussion/study from the Business Mirror on the Japan earthquake last March 11, 2011 in relation to the Philippines tectonic plates. CLICK HERE TO BE DIRECTED TO BUSINESSMIRROR.
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