Today was just a regular day for all of us but not when an unexpected situation occurred. Yet, as you can see in the photo above it was like most of our steemians look like nothing happened. I guess it is really in the blood and natural for a Filipino that in any events either best or worst, we can still manage to give a big smile and laugh like there is no tomorrow.
We are in the middle of the class when the earthquake happened and we went down to the building and went outside. Steemians @thvmps, @emjecee, @athan, @aubriel, @badet, @barbie, @dreden, @justquinly, @khaker, @lazynork, @nikkaruuth, @leih, @mister-ez123, @miggy148, @shairanada, @sciencepro, @mjpretty and @patttyyy.
ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE
Based on earthquaketract.com, Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City experienced a magnitude 5.0 earthquake that last for a couple of minutes at 10km depth.
[Image Source[(https://earthquaketrack.com/ph-12-iligan-city/recent)
WHAT TO DO DURING EARTHQUAKE
- Practice DROP, COVER AND HOLD ON!
Plan and practice how to Drop to the ground, Cover your head and neck with your arms, and if a safer place is nearby that you can get to without exposing yourself to flying debris, crawl to it and Hold On to maintain cover. To react quickly you must practice often. You may only have seconds to protect yourself in an earthquake.
- If you are inside the building:
Drop down onto your hands and knees so the earthquake doesn’t knock you down. Drop to the ground (before the earthquake drops you!)
Cover your head and neck with your arms to protect yourself from falling debris.
Hold on to any sturdy covering so you can move with it until the shaking stops.
Stay where you are until the shaking stops.
Do not run outside. Do not get in a doorway as this does not provide protection from falling or flying objects, and you may not be able to remain standing.
Always be safe and alert. We don't own our time so better prepare yourself on things might happen. Just keep calm and follow some basic and easy steps for you to be safe.
Some of the photos are mine and taken from a certain sources.
References:
https://www.ready.gov/earthquakes
THANK YOU FOR PASSING BY!
