LINEK, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao (MindaNews/21 March 2011) — President Aquino wants a review of the country’s preparedness in dealing with earthquakes and tsunamis and the Senate wants a probe on the same matter, even as an apparently forgotten report on the “Moro Gulf Tsunami of 17 August 1976” written 33 years ago, had recommended simple but doable preparations on what to do and where to go, should a tsunami strike again.The Moro Gulf, according to the 1978 report, “has been the most tsunami prone area of the Philippines” but in this village along the gulf, one of the hardest hit by the country’s “most disastrous” tsunami in 1976 (see other story), there are no tsunami warning and information signages, no drills, no sirens or other early warning devices.They pointed to what they refer to as the Rancho mountain some 600 meters away, Mt. It is composed of independent, professional journalists who believe and practice people empowerment through media.23C Saturn St. GSIS Subdivision, I believe the local government units should take the initiative. ... MAP: EMSC: Moro Gulf, Mindanao, Philippines: Aug 16 07:22: 5.2: 591: MAP I Felt It INFO: Davao City Philippines Any amount not used after five years shall revert to the general fund and will be used for other social services.House Bill 3813, however, wants this section repealed, a move opposed by DRRMnet, a coalition of DRRM advocates (see other story) who said is “driven by self-interest and abets corruption” (Carolyn O. Arguillas/MindaNews).MindaNews is the news service arm of the Mindanao Institute of Journalism. : 082 297 4360 So the area is already pregnant.”,Before the 1976 tsunami, the report done in 1978 listed four other submarine earthquakes of great magnitude that occurred “beneath the Moro Gulf area or the immediately neighboring Celebes Sea” — August 15, 1918 (8.3); March 14, 1913 (8.3); August 21, 1902 (7.25); September 21, 1897 (8.7); and September 20, 1897 (8.6). Kabalalan behind it.Babu Minang Katug Blao, who lost consciousness when swept away by the tsunami in 1976, said children who are in school these days get briefings on what to do during an earthquake.Exactly where that “safe” area is, is everyone’s guess.The March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan killed thousands of residents but Blao and Kalog agree that thousands were also saved because the Japanese had early warning systems and they knew what to do and where to go.The report on the 1976 tsunami, prepared by Victor L. Badillo and Zinnia C. Astilla of the Manila Observatory for the Special Committee on Tsunami Warning System, National Committee on Marine Sciences and the National Science Development Board, had actually recommended that “for the future, plans should aim for evacuation to higher ground within five minutes of a violent earthquake.”.The Moro Gulf tsunami of 1976 was “the most disastrous” experienced by the Philippines, affecting 700 kilometers of coastline bordering the Moro Gulf.“About 8,000 were dead or missing. The magnitude was calculated as being as high as 8.0 on the moment magnitude scale. The Moro Gulf is also an area of significant tectonic activity with several fault zones in the region capable of producing major earthquakes and destructive local tsunamis, such as the devastating 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake which killed over 5,000 people and left over 90,000 people homeless as it hit the west coast of Mindanao. Earthquakes in Moro Gulf today. Reports from the public: 0 people A. August 16, 2020 by Armand Vervaeck. Have you felt the shaking? 2020-08-16 07:22:30 UTC 5.2 magnitude, 580 km depth Bantogon, Soccsksargen, Philippines Major mag. Tsunamis caused by submarine quakes of smaller magnitude happened on December 19, 1928 at magnitude of 7.25; March 2, 1923 (7.25); January 31, 1917 (7); ); August 21, 1902 (7.25); February 5, 1889; and December 21, 1636 or a frequency of “one every nine years.”.“What becomes apparent is that the Moro Gulf area has been the most tsunami prone area of the Philippines,” the report said.The report quoted a 1977 statistical study of tsunamis in the Philippines by Nakamura, that found the Moro Gulf area to be “the most tsunami prone, followed by Eastern Mindanao, then Western Luzon.” The report said “further geological and seismological studies should indicate prospects of future activity in this area.”,But Badillo told MindaNews that “we cannot wait for national action. Check out our latest daily earthquake list. As for the repeated entries, Moro Gulf near the Cotabato Trench is a seismically active area (the location of the devastating 1918 Celebes Sea earthquake and 1976 Moro Gulf earthquake). Moro Gulf earthquake latest breaking news and updates, information, look at maps, watch videos and view photos and more. What is needed is to use a street map and superimpose on it a map that shows the heights above sea level, both of which already exist. On July 16, 1990, one of the strongest earthquakes to ever strike the country occurred in several areas of Central Luzon and Cordillera region. Looking for a recent quake? No. What becomes clear is that education is needed, an extremely difficult task, a never finished task.” [slidepress gallery=’tsunami’],The report was prepared precisely to present findings about the 1976 tsunami “for a better understanding of it and that steps may be taken to lessen loss of lives and property in future tsunamis.”.It pointed out that because tsunamis do not come as often as typhoons, earthquakes or conflagrations, one consequence is lack of information and interest on the part of the general public.The report noted that on August 17, 1977, the first anniversary of the tsunami, “there was not a single line in the Manila papers, except for a full page ad by BFAR (Bureau of Fisheris and Aquatic Resources) detailing rehabilitation in Bongo Island.”.MindaNews was able to reach Badillo, a Jesuit priest, astronomer, former director of the Manila Observatory (an asteroid was named in his honor in 2005 for having popularized astronomy in the Philippines), and inquired from him if government heeded their recommendations 33 years ago.Badillo, now 81, told MindaNews in an e-mail that 1978 report “was written to be presented, and was presented, to an international meeting on tsunamis held in Manila” but “I do not know what has been done (to the recommendations).”.Badillo was a member of the National Tsunami Warning System Committee.“The other members were all from the government, PHIVOLCS, Coast and Geodetic Survey (now NAMRIA), PAGASA, NDCC, PC (now National Police), Kapisanan ng Broadcasters ng Pilipinas and others,” he said.Thirty five years after the 1976 tsunami, residents in the tsunami prone areas like Linek, have yet to have an inundation map, even as the law on Disaster Reduction and Management of 2010, requires this.The barangay captain was out of town when MindaNews visited Linek.The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (formerly NDCC) has on its website hazard maps for earthquakes, storm surges, even a separate tsunami hazard map, but only for four provinces — Leyte, Southern Leyte, Surigao del Norte and Surigao del Sur.
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