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    The 1990 Luzon earthquake struck the Philippines with a magnitude of 7.7, killing over 1,600 people. The earthquake caused widespread damage across a 20,000 square kilometer area in central and northern Luzon. It led to collapsed buildings and casualties in Manila. PHIVOLCS officer Renato Solidum noted four important lessons from the earthquake: the need for proper public response during disasters, simulating hazards and their effects, properly implementing building codes and land use planning, and having trained search and rescue groups and medical responders ready.

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    The 1990 Luzon earthquake struck the Philippines with a magnitude of 7.7, killing over 1,600 people. The earthquake caused widespread damage across a 20,000 square kilometer area in central and northern Luzon. It led to collapsed buildings and casualties in Manila. PHIVOLCS officer Renato Solidum noted four important lessons from the earthquake: the need for proper public response during disasters, simulating hazards and their effects, properly implementing building codes and land use planning, and having trained search and rescue groups and medical responders ready.

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    Mr. Richard Olimba
    1990 Luzon earthquake

    The 1990 Luzon earthquake struck the island of Luzon in the Philippines
    at 4:26 p.m. on July 16 (PDT). 3:26 p.m. (PST) with an
    estimated moment magnitude of 7.7 and a maximum Mercalli
    intensityof IX (Violent) and produced a 125 km-long ground
    rupture that stretched from Dingalan, Aurora to Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija.
    The event was a result of strike-slip movements along the Philippine
    Fault and the Digdig Fault within the Philippine Fault System. The
    earthquake's epicenter was near the town of Rizal, Nueva Ecija,
    northeast of Cabanatuan City.[4] An estimated 1,621 people were
    killed,[5][6] most of the fatalities located in Central Luzon and
    the Cordillera region.

    The earthquake caused damage within an area of about 20,000 square


    kilometers, stretching from the mountains of the Cordillera
    Administrative Regionand through the Central Luzon region. The
    earthquake was strongly felt in Metropolitan Manila, destroying many
    buildings and leading to panic and stampedes and ultimately three
    deaths in the National Capital Region,[10] one of the lowest fatalities
    recorded in the wake of the tremor. The Southern Tagalog (nowadays
    Regions 4A and 4B) and Bicol Regions also felt the quake, but with low
    casualty figures.
    Lessons
    The 1990 earthquake left not just massive damage and casualties, but
    also lessons about disaster readiness.
    Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) Officer-
    in-Charge Renato Solidum said the great earthquake left us with 4
    valuable lessons.
    1. Public needs to respond properly during earthquakes
    According to Solidum, not much attention was given to disasters,
    especially earthquakes, at the time. In fact, earthquake drills were
    unheard of then.
    Fortunately, earthquake drills are often conducted lately. This is in
    anticipation of a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that could be produced by
    the movement of the West Valley Fault, and of a tsunami that could
    result from the movement of the Manila Trench.

    2. Hazards and their effects should be simulated


    After the earthquake, transportation and communication lines were all
    affected, leaving Baguio isolated from the outside. The government did
    not have any idea about what the situation in Baguio was like then.
    Taking off from that, Solidum said it is important for people to be aware
    of the hazards in their areas so that if a disaster happens, they are not
    left clueless about developments – should communication lines be cut
    or roads blocked.

    3. Building codes should be implemented properly, and land use


    should be carefully planned.
    Despite having several collapsed and destroyed buildings, a good
    number of them were left standing then. Solidum said the country's
    building code is actually good, but the problem lies in implementation.
    Good design, quality materials, and good workmanship are needed for
    a disaster-resilient building.
    When it comes to land use planning, he said that buildings should not
    be constructed in areas prone to landslides. “Shaking does not kill
    people. Collapsing buildings will,” Solidum said.

    4. Trained search and rescue groups and medical responders are


    needed.
    Immediate response after an earthquake could be a problem, especially
    if there is a lack of rescue groups and responders.
    According to Solidum, the golden rule is: "People must be rescued
    within the first 3 days."
    But are we ready?
    In 2004, a study funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency,
    the Metro Manila Earthquake Impact Reduction Study
    (MMEIRS) found that a 7.2 magnitude earthquake could hit Metro
    Manila and could destroy 40% of the establishments in the metropolis
    and kill around 34,000.

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