Why are strong earthquakes happening one after another? Phivolcs chief explains | ANC

Headstart: Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) Director Teresito Bacolcol on Monday (October 13) explains the series of earthquakes affecting several parts of the country this month.

Chapters:
00:00 – Intro: Series of strong quakes rock the Philippines
00:44 – PHIVOLCS: Why are there successive earthquakes? Are they connected?
01:05 – Bacolcol: Quakes came from different earthquake generators
01:47 – How many active faults are in the Philippines?
02:01 – PH records around 30 earthquakes a day
04:29 – Fear of ‘The Big One’: Can PHIVOLCS predict its arrival?
04:52 – How scientists calculate the recurrence interval of ‘The Big One’
05:50 – The potential timeline for the Magnitude 7.2 quake
06:45 – The importance of LGU preparedness and safe evacuation areas
07:45 – Are the sinkholes in Cebu related to the recent earthquakes?
10:11 – Lessons learned from recent quakes on disaster response

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