Cebu, Philippines – Shaken But Not Stirred
The tremors in Cebu’s neighboring island, Negros Oriental, shook not just the buildings but the people themselves across Central Philippines.
Cebu, the Philippines’ second biggest city, was caught by surprise and was shaken by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that originated 100 kilometers away from the City, it only lasted for 30 seconds. Several aftershocks were then experienced in Cebu and other islands but none were strong enough to cause damage, except for Negros Oriental — where the epicenter of the earthquake originated.
Cebu normally has little or no seismic activity but as is the nature of these things, news quickly becomes exaggerated. There was speculation of a tsunami which proved to be false, and there was some initial local panic but it soon subsided. Due to the recent heartbreaking tragedy and publicized Japanese tsunami, this was understandable.
There has been no record of any serious injury in Cebu, and officials say that the majority of the casualties were at provincial Negros Oriental.
Fortunately, no damage was done to the buildings of the Cebu call centers. The rumor mill aided by social media went into overdrive and by and large proved to be baseless. Most of these call centers continued operating in the middle of all the chaos.
Reports of people fleeing, running and crying on the streets were caused by Cebu’s lack of experience with earthquakes. However, a CEO of one of Cebu’s call centers remarked: “Be reassured that Cebu is a very safe place. To be fair, we were shaken but not stirred, and after the excitement died down we just went back to work. It was all a bit of a storm in a tea cup to be honest. Our hearts go out to the families who bore the brunt of it in Negros.”
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Publish on 02/08/2012
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