Retired Police’s House Collapsed Due To 6.6 Magnitude Masbate Earthquake This Morning
MASBATE EARTHQUAKE – A retired policeman died after his house collapsed due to the 6.6 magnitude quake that hit Masbate this morning, August 18.
Lying on the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Philippines is one of the countries prone to earthquakes. The shaking may come with different magnitudes thus the effect may also vary.
In most cases, quakes are hardly felt. There are no damages to properties and as well as casualties. However, there are also times when a quake has a strong magnitude that caused the collapse of buildings and the loss of lives.
It is the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology or more commonly called as PHIVOLCS that record earthquakes in the country. It also issues advisories on whether or not there is a threat of a tsunami.
This morning, August 18, a 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit Masbate. Its epicenter was recorded at 11.96°North, 124.03°East – 007 km South 29° East of Cataingan with a depth of 021 kilometers.
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The said Masbate earthquake was tectonic in origin. Unfortunately, it caused the death of a retired policeman after his house collapsed.
Based on a report on ABS-CBN News, Colonel Joriz Cantoria confirmed that the house of former police Col. Gilbert Sauro in Sitio Alimango, Barangay Concepcion collapsed because of the Masbate earthquake.
Sauro was inside his house when it collapsed and the materials fell on him. According to the report, there are several other structures left with damages by the quake including the road.
The Public Attorney’s Office, the Cataingan Municipality Police Station, the Cataingan Public Market, and the docking area at the Cataingan Port are among those damaged structures.
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