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(Complete) Earthquakes list December 17, 2012 – Moderate shallow earthquake near Ormuc City, Philippines

Sunday, December 16, 2012 18:11
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Moderate shallow earthquake in the Philippines
Based on an increasing number of visitors joining us from The Philippines, we believe that an earthquake was felt. When you are one of the people who experienced this earthquake, please fill in the form behind “I Felt A (not Listed) Earthquake”. Thank you.
Most of the readers we are seing online are joining us from the greater Cebu area.
Update : It looks to be very localised as all the I Have Felt It reports are coming from the Ormuc City area.
Update : NO official report from Phivolcs that an earthquake occurred. In case of weak earthquakes, this can take a little time. Reports from our readers tell us that the shaking lasted only a few seconds, but that it felt like very strong.
Important update 00:41 UTC : Phivolcs has just reported that the quake was indeed in Ormuc City, had a Magnitude of 4.8 at a depth of 14 km. Phivolcs reports that they expect no damage or injuries or aftershocks.
Shaking intensity (Phivolcs Intensity scale – add approx. 1 point to ressemble MMI)  :
Intensity IV – Dulag, Tolosa / Ormoc City
Intensity III – Palo, Tacloban City
Intensity II – Leyte, Leyte
Update 01:01 UTC : This earthquake was not reported by international agencies so far. We detected the earthquake with our systems approx. 10 minutes before the official Phivolcs report thanks to you our readers.

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SRC Location UTC Date/time M D INFORMATION
ER I Felt A (not Listed) Weak Earthquake Dec 17 23:58 PM 2.6 0.1 MAP I Felt It
PHIVOLCS Ormuc City, Philippines Dec 17 00:58 AM 4.8 14.0 MAP I Felt It
  • Ormoc City - i was short and felt really rough. like the one 31 of august but was only a few sec so much shorter one, my chair was moving me on the floor
  • Ormoc City - I was woke up by a loud sound and our house is shaking, it was short but really got me shaking too!
  • Ormoc City - It was a strong earthquake...
  • Ormoc City - It woke me up
  • Ormoc City - it was just a few seconds, but i got scared because of the loud noise.
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    EMSC Kuril Islands Dec 17 00:29 AM 5.3 60.0 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Kuril Islands Dec 17 00:28 AM 5.3 46.0 MAP I Felt It
    GEOFON Kuril Islands Dec 17 00:28 AM 5.3 10.0 MAP I Felt It
    ER I Felt A (not Listed) Strong Earthquake Dec 17 00:24 AM 4.6 0.1 MAP I Felt It
    USGS Northern California Dec 17 00:03 AM 3.0 2.1 MAP I Felt It

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    MMI II (Very weak shaking) ?
    People :
    Felt by persons at rest, on upper floors or favorably placed.
    MMI III (Weak shaking) ?
    People :
    Felt indoors; hanging objects may swing, vibration similar to passing of light trucks, duration may be estimated, may not be recognized as an earthquake.
    MMI IV (Light shaking) ?
    People :
    Generally noticed indoors but not outside. Light sleepers may be awakened. Vibration may be likened to the passing of heavy traffic, or to the jolt of a heavy object falling or striking the building.
    Fittings :
    Doors and windows rattle. Glassware and crockery rattle. Liquids in open vessels may be slightly disturbed. Standing motorcars may rock.
    Structures :
    Walls and frames of buildings, and partitions and suspended ceilings in commercial buildings, may be heard to creak.
    MMI V (Moderate shaking) ?
    People :
    Generally felt outside, and by almost everyone indoors. Most sleepers awakened. A few people alarmed.
    Fittings :
    Small unstable objects are displaced or upset. Some glassware and crockery may be broken. Hanging pictures knock against the wall. Open doors may swing. Cupboard doors secured by magnetic catches may open. Pendulum clocks stop, start, or change rate.
    Structures :
    Some large display windows cracked. A few earthenware toilet fixtures cracked.
    MMI VI (Strong shaking) ?
    People Felt by all. People and animals alarmed. Many run outside. Difficulty experienced in walking steadily.
    Fittings :
    Objects fall from shelves. Pictures fall from walls. Some furniture moved on smooth floors, some unsecured free-standing fireplaces moved. Glassware and crockery broken. Very unstable furniture overturned. Small church and school bells ring. Appliances move on bench or table tops. Filing cabinets or "easy glide" drawers may open (or shut).
    Structures :
    Slight damage to buildings with low standard. Some stucco or cement plaster falls. Large display windows broken. Damage to a few weak domestic chimneys, some may fall.
    Environment :
    Trees and bushes shake, or are heard to rustle. Loose material may be dislodged from sloping ground, e.g. existing slides, talus slopes, shingle slides.
    MMI VII (Very strong shaking) ?
    People
    General alarm. Difficulty experienced in standing. Noticed by motorcar drivers who may stop.
    Fittings :
    Large bells ring. Furniture moves on smooth floors, may move on carpeted floors. Substantial damage to fragile contents of buildings.
    Structures :
    Unreinforced stone and brick walls cracked. Low standard buildings cracked with some minor masonry falls. A few instances of damage to buildings of ordinary workmanship. Unbraced parapets, unbraced brick gables, and architectural ornaments fall. Roofing tiles, especially ridge tiles may be dislodged. Many unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, often falling from roof-line. Water tanks Type I burst. A few instances of damage to brick veneers and plaster or cement-based linings. Unrestrained water cylinders (hot-water cylinders) may move and leak. Some common windows cracked. Suspended ceilings damaged.
    Environment :
    Water made turbid by stirred up mud. Small slides such as falls of sand and gravel banks, and small rock-falls from steep slopes and cuttings. Instances of settlement of unconsolidated or wet, or weak soils. Some fine cracks appear in sloping ground. A few instances of liquefaction (i.e. small water and sand ejections).
    MMI VIII (Severe shaking) ?
    People Alarm may approach panic. Steering of motorcars greatly affected. Structures : Low standard buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. ordinary workmanship buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged in some cases. A few instances of damage to buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes. Monuments and pre-1976 elevated tanks and factory stacks twisted or brought down. Some pre-1965 infill masonry panels damaged. A few post-1980 brick veneers damaged. Decayed timber piles of houses damaged. Houses not secured to foundations may move. Most unreinforced domestic chimneys damaged, some below roof-line, many brought down. Environment : Cracks appear on steep slopes and in wet ground. Small to moderate slides in roadside cuttings and unsupported excavations. Small water and sand ejections and localized lateral spreading adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
    MMI IX (Violent shaking) ?
    Structures Many low standard buildings destroyed. Ordinary workmanship buildings heavily damaged, some collapse. Reinforced masonry or concrete buildings damaged, some with partial collapse. Buildings and bridges designed and built to resist earthquakes damaged in some cases, some with flexible frames seriously damaged. Damage or permanent distortion to some buildings and bridges, designed and built to normal use standards. Houses not secured to foundations shifted off. Brick veneers fall and expose frames. Environment : Cracking of ground conspicuous. Landsliding general on steep slopes. Liquefaction effects intensified and more widespread, with large lateral spreading and flow sliding adjacent to streams, canals, lakes, etc.
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