PHEast of the Philippines, in the Philippine Sea of the western North Pacific, lies the Philippine Trench, one of the deepest places in the entire ocean. Its deepest point is about 10,540 meters (34,580 feet), which is deeper than Mount Everest is tall (about 8,849 meters). The trench stretches roughly 1,320 kilometers in length and is only about 30 kilometers wide, so it is a long, narrow scar on the seafloor.
What to know about it:
1. Its deepest point is called the Emden Deep.
2. It runs in a north-northwest to south-southeast direction, east of Luzon, Samar and Mindanao.
3. It is a subduction zone, where one tectonic plate slides beneath another, at an estimated rate of about 15 cm per year.
4. Because of this activity, the region has recorded many strong earthquakes, including an 8.0 magnitude quake offshore Mindanao in 1972 and a 7.6 magnitude quake near Samar in 2012.
Medyo nakakakilabot pero interesting din isipin na sobrang lalim ng dagat sa silangan natin, at yung parehong geological activity na iyon ang dahilan kung bakit madalas tayong makaranas ng lindol. Kaya importante talaga na laging handa sa earthquake drills at alam ang emergency plan sa bahay.
Kayo, may naranasan na ba kayong malakas na lindol? Ano ang natutunan niyo na nais niyong ibahagi sa iba?
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What to know about it:
1. Its deepest point is called the Emden Deep.
2. It runs in a north-northwest to south-southeast direction, east of Luzon, Samar and Mindanao.
3. It is a subduction zone, where one tectonic plate slides beneath another, at an estimated rate of about 15 cm per year.
4. Because of this activity, the region has recorded many strong earthquakes, including an 8.0 magnitude quake offshore Mindanao in 1972 and a 7.6 magnitude quake near Samar in 2012.
Medyo nakakakilabot pero interesting din isipin na sobrang lalim ng dagat sa silangan natin, at yung parehong geological activity na iyon ang dahilan kung bakit madalas tayong makaranas ng lindol. Kaya importante talaga na laging handa sa earthquake drills at alam ang emergency plan sa bahay.
Kayo, may naranasan na ba kayong malakas na lindol? Ano ang natutunan niyo na nais niyong ibahagi sa iba?
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