by jadegil6 » Mon Jul 27, 2015 4:33 pm
One can draw a big circle around the Pacific Ocean, and this entire line is known as the Ring Of Fire, which is susceptible to earthquakes. There was a 7.2 in Inabanga, Bohol about 20 months ago, and it did damage to many roads and buildings in both Bohol and Cebu. There are predictions of a 7.2 in Metro Manila at some point in time in the future, but nobody knows when, and it may never happen in our lifetimes. Authorities are also predicting a 9.2 quake in Northwestern USA along the Oregon and Washington coast, and they say that the cities of Portland and Seattle will be wiped out, with tens of thousands dead due to the tsunami that will follow the quake. I saw it on the internet, and posted it on my Facebook Timeline. It is a story on Fox News The expert says that there is evidence of big quakes like this for the past 10,000 years, and that they occur about every 240 years. The last major quake in this area happened about 350 years ago, so it is past due. I have two Filipina friends who live in this area with their husbands, and I worry for their safety. Who knows what effect such a disaster might have upon an economy. The same holds true for Manila because it is such a populated area, and is the main port for incoming goods into the Philippines. There is not much any of us can do except pray.