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    6.4-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Southern Philippines: Activity 2.2: Identifying Risk Factors

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    A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the southern Philippine town of Manay. The quake caused buildings to shake, prompting residents to flee in fear. While no major destruction was initially reported, authorities expected that some damage would be found. The Philippines regularly experiences earthquakes and volcanic eruptions because it sits along the Ring of Fire, a seismically active Pacific region. Previous quakes in the country have caused deaths and damage to historic structures.

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    6.4-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Southern Philippines: Activity 2.2: Identifying Risk Factors

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    A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the southern Philippine town of Manay. The quake caused buildings to shake, prompting residents to flee in fear. While no major destruction was initially reported, authorities expected that some damage would be found. The Philippines regularly experiences earthquakes and volcanic eruptions because it sits along the Ring of Fire, a seismically active Pacific region. Previous quakes in the country have caused deaths and damage to historic structures.

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    A 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the southern Philippine town of Manay. The quake caused buildings to shake, prompting residents to flee in fear. While no major destruction was initially reported, authorities expected that some damage would be found. The Philippines regularly experiences earthquakes and volcanic eruptions because it sits along the Ring of Fire, a seismically active Pacific region. Previous quakes in the country have caused deaths and damage to historic structures.

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    6.4-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Southern Philippines: Activity 2.2: Identifying Risk Factors

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    Activity 2.

    2: Identifying Risk Factors


    Read the news article about an earthquake. After you have read the article,
    answer the guide questions.

    6.4-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Southern Philippines

    MANILA • A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake shook the southern Philippines


    yesterday, sending frightened residents fleeing from buildings, officials and
    eyewitnesses said.

    The quake struck off the coast of the southern town of Manay at 3.16pm at a
    depth of 14km, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
    (Phivolcs) said in a statement.

    While there were no immediate reports of serious destruction, the institute said
    it expects the earthquake to have caused some damage.

    A lot of people ran from their homes because a lot of items were falling inside,"
    Phivolcs science researcher John Deximo said.

    The Philippines lies on the so-called Ring of Fire, a vast Pacific Ocean region
    where many earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.

    At least two people were killed and scores injured when a 6.5-magnitude quake
    struck the central Philippines in July last year.

    The most recent major quake to hit the Philippines was in 2013, when a 7.1-
    magnitude quake left more than 220 people dead and destroyed historic
    churches in the central islands.

    France-Presse, Agence, “6.4-Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Southern Philippines”THE STRAIT


    TIMES ASIA, 09 September 2018, SGT https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/64-magnitude-earthquake-
    shakes-southern-philippines
    Guide Questions:
    1. What risk/s can you identify from the news article?

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    2. What do you think are the factors that affect the disaster risks from the
    preceding article?

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