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00:00Meanwhile, there are already 1,700 people in a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that hit Myanmar this Friday.
00:07Here in the Philippines, it is also possible to have such strong or more severe earthquakes
00:13according to studies.
00:15What should be prepared according to PBOX, in the first news of Bob Gonzales.
00:20If this is how a magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit Myanmar,
00:30what if the Big One hit the Philippines?
00:34This is the magnitude 7.2 earthquake in West Valley Fault
00:37that could hit Metro Manila and nearby provinces.
00:41According to PBOX, it is estimated that up to 50,000 people will die if it happens.
00:47The Big One in CR, the expected ground shaking in Metro Manila is intensity 8.
00:53And also, we expect residential buildings around 12-13% would sustain heavy damage.
01:0510-30 storey buildings, around 11% heavy damage.
01:12And then 30-60 storey buildings, 4%.
01:15And expected casualties would be around 33,500.
01:19And injured, around 100,000.
01:24And then additional deaths by fire, around 18,000.
01:27People are having a hard time standing.
01:30That's why the Department of Transportation is continuing inspections and retrofitting the infrastructure
01:36as a preparation for the Big One.
01:39There are also regular earthquake drills
01:41so that we would know what to do and not panic if there is an earthquake.
01:45Of course, the cover and hold is there.
01:48Then it will go to the nearest evacuation center.
01:52Stay away from buildings or debris that can fall.
01:57Don't use it.
01:58But to be honest, the Big One is not the biggest one yet
02:03because there is a stronger earthquake that could hit the country.
02:08We have higher earthquake generators, active faults,
02:11that are capable of generating higher magnitude earthquakes.
02:16For example, in Gabaldon, the Philippine Fault, we expect magnitude 7.9 earthquake.
02:23The Philippine Trench, it will affect Eastern Samar
02:26and it can produce 8-9 meter tsunami waves.
02:31The Manila Trench, it's also capable of generating a magnitude 8.2 earthquake.
02:36In the history, magnitude 8.1 earthquake in Cotabato was one of the most common in 1976.
02:448,000 people died and that was again, it produced a tsunami.
02:49It happened past midnight, so maybe there was a lot of help
02:54and the tsunami wave arrived in just five minutes.
02:56So our countrymen were not able to escape or evacuate.
03:02For those who live by the sea, drop, shake and roar should be their concern.
03:08If you can feel a shaking that you can't stand,
03:10and then if you discover that there is a, or if you can notice that there is a sudden drop of sea level
03:17and there is a roaring sound or a roaring voice coming from the sea,
03:21then you have to evacuate immediately to a higher place because it could be a tsunami.
03:27In the end, we must always be prepared, especially the houses and houses that we are building.
03:33The earthquake is not fatal.
03:36It's the collapse of human-built structures such as buildings, walls, bridges that make living lives.
03:44So we really have to make sure that we follow the building code.
03:47Earthquakes are random events and they cannot be predicted.
03:50So again, I will reiterate, the best course of action is always preparedness.
03:56This is the first news.
03:57Mav Gonzales for GMA Integrated News.