April 22, 2019
MORNING THAT DAY
It was a peaceful day, took a leave from work (domestic leave). Was just doing some mundane things, browsing the net, reading some fanfics, watching some videos on Youtube, fed our pets (2 dogs and 2 cats) and just doing the usual things I do when there's no work to do.
AFTERNOON THAT DAY
5.11pm
I was on our rooftop (4th floor) just about to water the plants and my sister was in the 1st floor cooking Siomai. I was walking and looking at some plants while holding the hose, deciding which plant should I water first, I decided to start at the lemon plant, I opened the faucet, walked and stood in-front of it while waiting for the water to come out from the hose. Then, I suddenly felt dizzy, swaying side to side, there were chopped woods and plywood above me, I held onto it thinking that maybe I was just hungry (haven't had my merienda then), but I was still swaying, I looked to my right and saw that the water on the pail was also swinging and coming out of it (water supply is not good these days in our area, especially between 8am-6pm, that't why we make sure that all pails are full with water). It was then that I realized that we were experiencing an earthquake!
Mind you, I have experienced it before but haven't felt an earthquake that strong! I dropped the hose, closed the faucet and immediately went down. I met my sister halfway the 2nd floor. She told me that she kept calling my name but did not receive any response that's why she went upstairs to find me. The shaking stopped when we were already in the 1st floor. I told my sister what I was doing during the earthquake at the rooftop and she also told me hers. She said that she was just sitting at our dining chair, browsing her smartphone, when she suddenly felt the swaying.
We just kind of stood there, observing if there will be aftershocks but thank God we did not feel any. We then heard our neighbors who went outside shouting, "earthquake! earthquake, ang lakas nun!" ("earthquake! earthquake, that was strong!")
I opened my Facebook for news. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), their initial monitoring of the earthquake that struck the central Philippines is of Magnitude 5.7 with the epicenter located at Castillejos (Zambales) but as more information came through, they later changed it to 6.1 with intensities felt throughout nearby provinces and cities.
MORNING THAT DAY
It was a peaceful day, took a leave from work (domestic leave). Was just doing some mundane things, browsing the net, reading some fanfics, watching some videos on Youtube, fed our pets (2 dogs and 2 cats) and just doing the usual things I do when there's no work to do.
AFTERNOON THAT DAY
5.11pm
I was on our rooftop (4th floor) just about to water the plants and my sister was in the 1st floor cooking Siomai. I was walking and looking at some plants while holding the hose, deciding which plant should I water first, I decided to start at the lemon plant, I opened the faucet, walked and stood in-front of it while waiting for the water to come out from the hose. Then, I suddenly felt dizzy, swaying side to side, there were chopped woods and plywood above me, I held onto it thinking that maybe I was just hungry (haven't had my merienda then), but I was still swaying, I looked to my right and saw that the water on the pail was also swinging and coming out of it (water supply is not good these days in our area, especially between 8am-6pm, that't why we make sure that all pails are full with water). It was then that I realized that we were experiencing an earthquake!
Mind you, I have experienced it before but haven't felt an earthquake that strong! I dropped the hose, closed the faucet and immediately went down. I met my sister halfway the 2nd floor. She told me that she kept calling my name but did not receive any response that's why she went upstairs to find me. The shaking stopped when we were already in the 1st floor. I told my sister what I was doing during the earthquake at the rooftop and she also told me hers. She said that she was just sitting at our dining chair, browsing her smartphone, when she suddenly felt the swaying.
We just kind of stood there, observing if there will be aftershocks but thank God we did not feel any. We then heard our neighbors who went outside shouting, "earthquake! earthquake, ang lakas nun!" ("earthquake! earthquake, that was strong!")
I opened my Facebook for news. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), their initial monitoring of the earthquake that struck the central Philippines is of Magnitude 5.7 with the epicenter located at Castillejos (Zambales) but as more information came through, they later changed it to 6.1 with intensities felt throughout nearby provinces and cities.
