Phivolcs urges public to check homes for liquefaction hazards

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Dennis Datu, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/11/18/quake-11182023.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Dennis Datu, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Tuesday reminded the public to check their homes for large cracks after fissures were seen in a town in Sarangani following the quake that struck parts of Mindanao last week.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/11/20/23/huge-fissures-appear-in-glan-sarangani-after-quake">Massive ground fissures appear in Glan, Sarangani after quake</a></li></ul><p>Liquefaction “usually happens near sandy areas and coastlines” after ground shaking, said Dr. Teresito Bacolcol, officer in charge of Phivolcs.</p><p>“Puwede nating malaman kung liquefaction-prone ang isang lugar. It usually happens sa mga mabubuhangin na lugar o sa mga areas na may loose coastlines,” he said in a public briefing. </p><p>One way to know if a property is built in a liquefaction-prone areas is to check it via the Hazard Hunter PH app, which identifies all hazard zones in the country, the Phivolcs chief said.</p><p>Homeowners can also seek help from their local governments to determine ways on how to make their properties disaster-proof, he said.</p><p>“May mga engineering techniques to lessen the impact of liquifaction hazards,” he said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/21/23/quake-road-damage-in-sarangani-hits-p219-million">Quake road damage in Sarangani hits P21.9 million</a></li></ul><p>“Ang lindol ang hindi nakakamatay. It is the collapse of man-made structures that may claim lives,” he said.</p><p>“Kaya pag nagpagawa tayo ng bahay, wag natin tipirin… At kung nakapagpatayo na tayo nang bahay, iretrofit natin ito para maging earthquake resilient,” he added.</p><p>Phivolcs’ reminder comes days after a 6.8-magnitude quake jolted parts of Mindanao last week, killing at least 9 people and injuring 15 others.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2878967" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Phivolcs on Tuesday reminded the public to check their homes for large cracks after fissures were seen in a town in Sarangani following the quake that strick parts of Mindanao last week.

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Phivolcs urges public to check homes for liquefaction hazards

Phivolcs urges public to check homes for liquefaction hazards

Katrina Domingo,

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Published Nov 21, 2023 03:30 PM PHT

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