TRIVIAS: PHILIPPINE DISASTERS Flashcards
Deadliest overall tropical cyclone to affect the Philippines in modern meteorological records
Yolanda
Yolanda happened in what year?
2013
Year of the Mw 5.5 Occidental Mindoro Earthquake
2021
Considered as one of the strongest earthquake in the Philippines
2021 Occidental Mindoro Earthquake
Magnitude of the 2021 Occidental Mindoro Earthquake
Mw 5.5
Magnitude scale used in the 2021 Occidental Mindoro Earthquake
Moment of Magnitude or Mw
Year of the Mw 6.3 Batangas Earthquake
2020
Magnitude of the 2020 Batangas Earthquake
Mw 6.3
Magnitude scale used in the 2020 Batangas Earthquake
Moment of Magnitude or Mw
Highest Instrumental Intensity during the 2020 Batangas Earthquake
Intensity IV
Reported reached Intensity during 2020 Batangas Earthquake
Intensity VI
Magnitude of 2019 Davao del Sur Earthquake
Magnitude 6.9
Complete Date of the magnitude 6.9 Davao del Sur Earthquake
December 15, 2019
Complete Date of the magnitude 6.8 Zambales- Pangasinan earthquake
December 12, 1999
On Dec. 12, 1999 a magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred just off the __________________
Coast of the Zambales - Pangasinan Area
Magnitude of the earthquake that occurred at the coast of the Zambales - Pangasinan Area on Dec. 12, 1999
Magnitude 6.8
The gas emitted by Taal Volcano in the beginning of August 2022
Sulfuric Gas
Date of the increase of emitted sulfuric gas of Taal Volcano
August 2022
The sulfuric gas emitted by Taal Volcano increased in the beginning of August 2022 caused ________________ over the taal caldera
Smog or Vog
Complete Date of the 3 earthquakes that occurred north of Itbayat, Batanes
July 27, 2019
Ranging Magnitudes of the 3 earthquakes in Itbayat, Batanes
5.4 to 5.9
Ranging Intensities of the 3 earthquakes in Itbayat, Batanes
Intensities III to VII
On July 27, 2019 3 earthquakes occurred ____________
North of Itbayat, Batanes
Complete Date of the 2019 Ms 6.3 Cotabato Earthquake
Oct. 31, 2019
Location of the 2019 Ms 6.3 Cotabato Earthquake
Tulunan, Cotabato
Magnitude of 2019 Cotabato Earthquake
Ms 6.3
Magnitude Scale used in the 2019 Cotabato Earthquake
Ms or Surface Magnitude
Type of fault that happened in the 2019 Cotabato Earthquake
Strike-Slip Fault
Intensity of the 2019 Cotabato Earthquake
VII
Year of the greatest recorded eruption of Taal Volcano
1754
In 1754, Taal Volcano had its greatest recorded eruption which lasted for ______________
7 months
The magnitude 6.2 Masbate Earthquake happened during the year __________
2003
Magnitude of the 2003 Masbate Earthquake
6.2
Magnitude of the foreshock of the 2003 Masbate Earthquake
Ms 5.2
Magnitude scale used in the 2003 Masbate Earthquake
Ms or Surface Magnitude
Total number of aftershocks of the 2003 Masbate Earthquake
187
Complete Date Camarines Sur, experienced a series of earthquake
October 14 - 16, 2021
Camarines Sur, Experienced series of earthquakes that the DOST- considered as _______________
Earthquake Swarm
Total number of earthquakes recorded during the 2021 Camarines Sur Earthquake Swarm
21
The magnitude of the 21 earthquakes recorded in 2021 Camarines Sur Earthquake Swarm range at
4.3 to 2.0
Range of the Depth of the 21 earthquakes recorded in 2021Camarines Sur Earthquake Swarm
Shallow Depths Ranging from 1 to 34 km
Around ____________ liters of oil spilled into waters of Iloilo on July 3, 2020 after an explosion at a power barge owned by AC energy.
48,000
Around 48,000 liters of oil spilled into waters of Iloilo on ______________ after an explosion at a power barge owned by AC energy.
July 3, 2020
Around 48,000 liters of oil spilled into waters of Iloilo on July 3,2020 after _________________ owned by AC energy.
an explosion at a power barge
Around 48,000 liters of oil spilled into waters of Iloilo on July 3,2020 after an explosion at a power barge owned by _____________.
AC energy
Authorities estimates an area of around ______________ are affected by the oil spill in Iloilo on July 3, 2020
1200 square meters
Mount Bulusan, Sorsogon Province Phreatic Eruption occurred on
June 5, 2022
Type of eruption Mount Bulusan, Sorsogon Province have during June 5, 2022
Phreatic Eruption
Reported evacuated people during mount Bulusan Eruption by the National Authorities
418
Number of People affected during the mount Bulusan Eruption
16,400
Historical Earthquake that killed several hundreds, caused massive landslides, realignment of riverways and the destruction of farms in Monkayo, Compastela Valley Province
1893 Ms. 7.3 Monkayo Historical Earthquake
On _____________, a landslide incident occurred at Mahiao Project of Energy Development Coorperation (EDC) in Kananga, Leyte.
March 1, 2013
On March 1 2013, a landslide incident occurred at __________________________ in Kananga, Leyte.
Mahiao Project of Energy Development Coorperation (EDC)
On March 1 2013, a landslide incident occurred at Mahiao Project of Energy Development Coorperation (EDC) in ________________________
Kananga, Leyte.
The Landslide debris in the Mahiao Project of EDC fell from the mountain top onto (1) _________ workers resulting in (2) ________ fatalities
- 45 workers
- 12 fatalities
In ______________, the Nicua Mining Corporation was responsible for a massive fish kill in Macarthur, Leyte
March of 2012
In March of 2012, the ___________________ was responsible for a massive fish kill in Macarthur, Leyte
Nicua Mining Corporation
In March of 2012, the Nicua Mining Corporation was responsible for a massive fish kill in ____________________
Macarthur, Leyte
Nicua Mining Corporation was reported to have released mining waste into __________, killing 22 tons of fish
Lake Bito
Nicua Mining Corporation was reported to have released mining waste in to Lake Bito, killing _____________ of fish
22 tons of fish
Complete Date of the magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck the province of Surigao del Norte in Northeastern Mindanao
February 10, 2017
In Feb 10, 2017, a magnitude ______ earthquake struck the province of Surigao del Norte in Northeastern Mindanao
magnitude 6.7
The Feb 10, 2017 magnitude 6.7 earthquake in Surigao del Norte generates a _________________ encompassing 4 barangays
4.3 km surface rupture
Year of the Ms 7.1 Panay Earthquake
1990
Magnitude of the 1990 Panay Earthquake
Ms. 7.1
Magnitude scale used in the 1990 Panay Earthquake
Surface Magnitude or Ms
The 1990 Panay Earthquake with magnitude of 7.1Ms is a ________________ movement in the collisional zone of Western Panay
strike slip faulting
The 1990 Panay Earthquake with magnitude of 7.1Ms is a strike slip faulting movement in the ________________
collisional zone of Western Panay
On _____________, Taal Volcano erupted and it had a phreatomagmatic type of explosion.
January 12, 2020
On January 12, 2020, Taal Volcano erupted and it had a ______________ type of explosion.
phreatomagmatic
The ______________________caused the community cemetery to be sunk under the sea - now a tourist attraction named Sunken Cemetery - and the formation of Mt. Vulcan, a lava dome on the NW flank of Hibok-Hibok volcano
1871 Hibok-Hibok eruption
The 1871 Hibok-Hibok eruption caused
- the community cemetery to be sunk under the sea - now a tourist attraction named Sunken Cemetery
- the formation of Mt. Vulcan, a lava dome on the NW flank of Hibok-Hibok volcano
The community cemetery to be sunk under the sea and now a tourist attraction named _____________
Sunken Cemetery
A lava dome on the NW flank of Hibok- Hibok Volcano
Mt. Vulcan
Mt. Mayon’s most destructive eruption happened on ______________ which killed 1,200 people.
February 1, 1814
Mt. Mayon’s most destructive eruption happened on February 1, 1814 which killed ______________.
1,200 people
Type of Eruption of the Mt. Mayon’s most destructive eruption
Plinian Eruption
The Plinian eruption in Albay during the Mayon most destructive eruption generated 1._____________, 2.______________, & 3. ____________
- pyroclastic flows,
- volcanic lightning
- lahar bomb
In the morning of ____________ , Hibok-Hibok volcano in Camiguin erupted. The volcano unleashed boiling lava, poisonous gases, and landslides. All in all, over 3,000 people were killed. This eruption made the nation realize the necessity to seriously monitor and conduct studies on active volcanoes in the country.
December 4, 1951
In the morning of December 4, 1951, Hibok-Hibok volcano in Camiguin erupted. The volcano unleashed boiling lava, poisonous gases, and landslides. All in all, over__________________ were killed.
3,000 people
In the morning of December 4, 1951, Hibok-Hibok volcano in Camiguin erupted. The volcano unleashed 1. __________, 2. __________ & 3. ____________
- boiling lava
- poisonous gases, and
- landslides.
This eruption made the nation realize the necessity to seriously monitor and conduct studies on active volcanoes in the country.
Hibok- Hibok Dec. 4, 1951 Eruption
On _______________, a 7.0 major magnitude shock the northwestern Abra and adjacing areas in Metro Manila. Its epicenter is located in Tayum Abra.
July 27, 2022
On July 27, 2022, a 7.0 major magnitude shock the northwestern Abra and adjacing areas in Metro Manila. Its epicenter is located in __________
Tayum Abra.
Magnitude of the July 27, 2022 Abra Earthquake
magnitude 7.0
Close to __________sinkholes have been discovered in nine towns and one city in Bohol after the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that shook the province on Oct. 15, 2013.
100 sinkholes
Close to 100 sinkholes have been discovered in 1. _____ towns and 2._____ city in Bohol after the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that shook the province on Oct. 15, 2013.
- 9 towns
- 1 city
Close to 100 sinkholes have been discovered in nine towns and one city in Bohol after the _________________________
7.2-magnitude Bohol earthquake on Oct. 15, 2013.
Complete Date of the magnitude 7.2 Bohol Earthquake that caused the discovery of almost a 100 sinkholes
October 15, 2013
In ________________, an oil barge of the National Power Corp. sank off the shore of Semirara in Antique, spilling almost 200,000 liters of oil and contaminating about 40 square km of water off Semirara.
December 2005
In December 2005, an oil barge of the National Power Corp. sank off the shore of _____________, spilling almost 200,000 liters of oil and contaminating about 40 square km of water
Semirara in Antique
In December 2005, an oil barge of the National Power Corp. sank off the shore of Semirara in Antique, spilling almost ________________ liters of oil and contaminating about 40 square km of water off Semirara.
200,000 liters
In December 2005, an oil barge of the National Power Corp. sank off the shore of Semirara in Antique, spilling almost 200,000 liters of oil and contaminating about ____________ square km of water off Semirara.
40 square km
On _________________, a mining pit owned by Carmen Copper Corporation collapsed, recording 4 fatalities and 6 missing people.
Dec 21, 2020
On Dec 21, 2020 a mining pit owned by ______________________ collapsed, recording 4 fatalities and 6 missing people.
Carmen Copper Corporation
On Dec 21, 2020 a mining pit owned by Carmen Copper Corporation collapsed, recording
1. _________ fatalities and 2. ______ missing people.
- 4 fatalities
- 6 missing people
A ferry name _________________ with 851 passengers sank due to Severe Tropical Storm Fengshen. 32 Survived, 200 bodies were found and the rest are missing.
MV Princess of the Stars
A ferry name MV Princess of the Stars with _________ passengers sank due to Severe Tropical Storm Fengshen. 32 Survived, 200 bodies were found and the rest are missing.
851 passengers
A ferry name MV Princess of the Stars with 851 passengers sank due to ____________. 32 Survived, 200 bodies were found and the rest are missing.
Severe Tropical Storm Fengshen
A ferry name MV Princess of the Stars with 851 passengers sank due to Severe Tropical Storm Fengshen. 1. _______ Survived, 2.______ bodies were found and the rest are missing.
- 32 survived
- 200 bodies were found
Fissures / Sinkholes formed in Taal, Batangas as a result of the ______________________ and the effects of the _________________
- Taal Volcano Eruption
- July 24, 2021 magnitude 6.6 earthquake
Complete date of the Taal/Batangas magnitude 6.6 earthquake
July 24, 2021
magnitude of the Taal/Batangas July 24, 2021 Earthquake
magnitude 6.6
Complete Date of the 7.6 magnitude 2012 Samar Earthquake
August 31, 2012
Epicenter of the magnitude 7.6 2012 Samar Earthquake is located at the
coast of Eastern Samar
Magnitude of the 2012 Samar Earthquake
Magnitude 7.6
How many people where injured and killed during the 2012 Samar Earthquake
Killed 1 Person and Injured 2 Individuals
The 2016 Mt. Kanlaon Eruption was classified as _________________
Phreatic Eruption
In 2020, Philippine environmental secretary ___________ raided and ordered the closure of illegal small-scale gold mine in Mt. Apo, which threatened the ancestral domain of the Manobo
Roy Cimatu
In 2020, Philippine environmental secretary Roy Cimatu raided and ordered the closure of illegal small-scale gold mine in __________ , which threatened the ancestral domain of the Manobo
Mt. Apo
In 2020, Philippine environmental secretary Roy Cimatu raided and ordered the closure of illegal small-scale gold mine in Mt. Apo, which threatened the ancestral domain of the ______
Manobo
A flash flood occurred at Banaue, Ifugao on ________________ due to heavy rains accompanied by strong winds
July 7, 2022
triggered landslide in 2007 that kill at more than 10 people and bury seven houses in the southern gold mining town of Maco, Compostella Valley
tropical storm “Chedang”
The tropical storm “Chedang” triggered landslide in 2007 that kill at more than 1. _____ people and bury 2. ____ houses in the southern gold mining town of Maco, Compostella Valley
- 10 People
- 7 houses
Typhoon Pablo smashes into the main southern island of Mindanao on ________________. Rarely hit by cyclones, the region suffers about 1,900 people dead or missing.
December 2012
Typhoon Pablo smashes into the main southern island of Mindanao on December 2012. Rarely hit by cyclones, the region suffers about _______ people dead or missing.
1,900 people dead or missing.
a catastrophic Category 5 super typhoon with 260 mph sustained winds.
Typhoon Rosing
Typhoon Rosing caused 10.829 billion Philippine pesos of damage with approximately __________ fatalities.
900 fatalities
It triggered mudslides, flash flood and dam failure that resulted to flooding in the Central Philippines
Typhoon Rosing
It was the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines since 1970
Typhoon Rosing
_______________ landslide buried a Department of Public Works and Highways building in Barangay Banawel during the onslaught of Typhoon Rosita (international name Yutu) on Oct. 30, 2018.
Natonin landslide
Natonin landslide buried a Department of Public Works and Highways building in ________________ during the onslaught of Typhoon Rosita (international name Yutu) on Oct. 30, 2018.
Barangay Banawel
Natonin landslide buried a Department of Public Works and Highways building in Barangay Banawel during the onslaught of _______________ on Oct. 30, 2018.
Typhoon Rosita (international name Yutu)
Natonin landslide buried a Department of Public Works and Highways building in Barangay Banawel during the onslaught of Typhoon Rosita (international name Yutu) on ____________
Oct. 30, 2018.
_________________ is locally known as tropical storm Sendong happened on December 2011 that triggered flash flooding that surged down mountain sides, uprooting trees and swelling rivers all while resident slept. the storm left 1,080 people dead and destroyed the coastal cities of Cagayan de Oro and nearby Iligan.
Tropical Storm Washi
Tropical Storm Washi is locally known as ___________________ happened on December 2011 that triggered flash flooding that surged down mountain sides, uprooting trees and swelling rivers all while resident slept. the storm left 1,080 people dead and destroyed the coastal cities of Cagayan de Oro and nearby Iligan.
tropical storm Sendong
Tropical Storm Washi is locally known as tropical storm Sendong happened on ______________ that triggered flash flooding that surged down mountain sides, uprooting trees and swelling rivers all while resident slept. the storm left 1,080 people dead and destroyed the coastal cities of Cagayan de Oro and nearby Iligan.
December 2011
Tropical Storm Washi is locally known as tropical storm Sendong happened on December 2011 that triggered flash flooding that surged down mountain sides, uprooting trees and swelling rivers all while resident slept. the storm left ________ people dead and destroyed the coastal cities of Cagayan de Oro and nearby Iligan.
1,080
In ___________________, a silt spill happened at the Toronto Nickel Mine Project of Citinickel Mines and Development Corporation in Brgy. San Isidro (Bato-bato) Narra, Palawan which resulted in flow of silt in the Pinagduguan River affecting 6.8 Hectares of farm lands
November 2012
In November 2012, a silt spill happened at the ________________________________________ in Brgy. San Isidro (Bato-bato) Narra, Palawan which resulted in flow of silt in the Pinagduguan River affecting 6.8 Hectares of farm lands
Toronto Nickel Mine Project of Citinickel Mines and Development Corporation
In November 2012, a silt spill happened at the Toronto Nickel Mine Project of Citinickel Mines and Development Corporation in __________________________ which resulted in flow of silt in the Pinagduguan River affecting 6.8 Hectares of farm lands
Brgy. San Isidro (Bato-bato) Narra, Palawan
In November 2012, a silt spill happened at the Toronto Nickel Mine Project of Citinickel Mines and Development Corporation in Brgy. San Isidro (Bato-bato) Narra, Palawan which resulted in flow of silt in the __________________ affecting 6.8 Hectares of farm lands
Pinagduguan River
In November 2012, a silt spill happened at the Toronto Nickel Mine Project of Citinickel Mines and Development Corporation in Brgy. San Isidro (Bato-bato) Narra, Palawan which resulted in flow of silt in the Pinagduguan River affecting __________ of farm lands
6.8 Hectares
On ________________________ a landslides occured in Infanta, General Nakar, and Real, Quezon de to the severe rainfall brought by Typhoon Winnie and other typhoons hit the area. There were 1068 dead, 1061 injured, and 500 missing people.
December 2004
December 2004 landslides occured in Infanta, General Nakar, and Real, Quezon de to the severe rainfall brought by _________________ and other typhoons hit the area. There were 1068 dead, 1061 injured, and 500 missing people.
Typhoon Winnie
December 2004 landslides occured in Infanta, General Nakar, and Real, Quezon de to the severe rainfall brought by Typhoon Winnie and other typhoons hit the area. There were 1. ______ dead, 2. _____ injured, and 3. _____ missing people.
- 1068 dead
- 1061 injured
- 500 missing people.
In ______Typhoon Nitang (Ike) battered Central Visayas. It made several landfalls and brought strong winds and rains that caused the largest river in Negros Occidental to overflow. At least 1,422 people were killed.
1984
In 1984 Typhoon Nitang (Ike) battered Central Visayas. It made several landfalls and brought strong winds and rains that caused the largest river in Negros Occidental to overflow. At least ______ people were killed.
1,422 people
Days after Tropical Storm Ondoy (Ketsana) left the country, _______________ (Parma) battered the mountainous Cordillera region with intense rain, causing multiple landslides in the region in early October 2009. At least 120 people died in Benguet province, 25 in Baguio City, and 23 in Mountain Province, according to authorities.
Typhoon Pepeng
Days after Tropical Storm Ondoy (Ketsana) left the country, Typhoon Pepeng (Parma) battered the mountainous Cordillera region with intense rain, causing multiple landslides in the region in early _____________. At least 120 people died in Benguet province, 25 in Baguio City, and 23 in Mountain Province, according to authorities.
October 2009
Days after Tropical Storm Ondoy (Ketsana) left the country, Typhoon Pepeng (Parma) battered the mountainous Cordillera region with intense rain, causing multiple landslides in the region in early October 2009. At least 1. _____ people died in Benguet province, 2. _____ in Baguio City, and 3. ______ in Mountain Province, according to authorities.
- 120
- 25
- 23
The strongest groundshaking felt for this earthquake was at PEIS (PHIVOLCS Earthquake Intensity Scale) VII (destructive) at Ormoc City and Kananga.
2017 Magnitude 6.5 Leyte Earthquake.
_________________ (local name Uring) is the 2nd deadliest typhoon to hit the country that killed over 5,000 people, mostly from Ormoc city, on November 5, 1991
Typhoon Thelma
Typhoon Thelma (local name ________) is the 2nd deadliest typhoon to hit the country that killed over 5,000 people, mostly from Ormoc city, on November 5, 1991
Uring
Typhoon Thelma (local name Uring) is the 2nd deadliest typhoon to hit the country that killed over ________ people, mostly from Ormoc city, on November 5, 1991
5,000
Typhoon Thelma (local name Uring) is the 2nd deadliest typhoon to hit the country that killed over 5,000 people, mostly from Ormoc city, on ______________
November 5, 1991
The Payatas landslide was a garbage dump collapse at Payatas, Quezon City, Philippines, on _____________________, that officially killed 218 people and left thousands of people homeless. A large pile of garbage first collapsed and then went up in flames which resulted in the destruction of about 100 squatters’ houses.
July 10, 2000
The Payatas landslide was a garbage dump collapse at Payatas, Quezon City, Philippines, on July 10, 2000, that officially killed ____________ people and left thousands of people homeless. A large pile of garbage first collapsed and then went up in flames which resulted in the destruction of about 100 squatters’ houses.
218
The Payatas landslide was a garbage dump collapse at Payatas, Quezon City, Philippines, on July 10, 2000, that officially killed 218 people and left thousands of people homeless. A large pile of garbage first collapsed and then went up in flames which resulted in the destruction of about __________________ squatters’ houses.
100
______________ is a submarine blind thrust earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9 located in Central Visayas
2012 Visayas Earthquake
2012 Visayas Earthquake is a _________________ with a magnitude of 6.9 located in Central Visayas
submarine blind thrust earthquake
2012 Visayas Earthquake is a submarine blind thrust earthquake with a magnitude of ________ located in Central Visayas
magnitude of 6.9
The 6.5 magnitude earthquake that triggered landslides in Samar Island on_________________
November 18, 2003
The magnitude _______ earthquake that triggered landslides in Samar Island on November 18, 2003
6.5
