06 February 2012 ~ 0 Comments

6.8 Earthquake and local tsunami warning

6.8 Earthquake and local tsunami warning

This morning at around 11:49am local-time, a 6.8 earthquake hit Cebu, creating a local tsunami with a max wave height of around 0.5 meters. Earthquake details: Location: 9.964°N, 123.246°E Depth: 20 km (12.4 miles) Distances: 72 km (44 miles) N of Dumaguete, Negros, Philippines 74 km (45 miles) WNW of Tagbilaran, Bohol, Philippines 80 km [...]

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06 June 2010 ~ 0 Comments

I can’t believe it… nor can I

So many of my friends have said that they can not believe that I moved so far, so quickly. Life on the other side of the world seems a world away to the life I knew in the uk, or even in europe for that matter. Over the space of 6 months, I had sold [...]

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29 May 2010 ~ 0 Comments

Manila Earthquake May 29th 2010

At around 7:50pm local time, we were in the SMX Convention Centre at Mall of Asia for Philippine Fashion week. As we stood next to the cat walk, the ground started to shake side to side. Slowly at first, but then more vigorously. It stopped after a few seconds, but then started again with more [...]

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25 March 2010 ~ 0 Comments

And the earth shook

When I knew I was coming to the Philippines, I checked the USGS stats relating to earthquakes. I have no idea why, but I had a gut feeling that I would feel a quake. I checked the best advice I could find to confirm that the plans in my head were the best possible plans. [...]

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