The typhoon impacted Bohol, where a 7.2 magnitude earthquake left thousands homeless in October. Damages and casualties are expected to increase as assessments proceed. Presentation courtesy of Dr. Walter Hays, Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction
7. 8:12 AM, OCTOBER 15, 2013
• At 8:12 am, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake
occurred at a depth of 20 km (12 miles)
near Carmen and Cebu city.
• 43,000 people impacted.
• Over 100 dead.
• Rescuers struggled to reach patients in
a collapsed hospital.
• Power outages over a wide area.