It looks like I have finally figured out how to post Lee’s articles from the past. It took quite a bit of figuring out, but it really looks like it is do-able now.
I will start posting the much older posts first.
The article today was relatively new, but that was just today to test-run the mechanics of actually doing the posting. That is a really awkward sentence, for which I apologize.
See you tomorrow.
God bless everybody
Patty
That’s good Patty.
Earthquake Updates 10/10-11/2025:
As I walked around our town, I didn’t see any damage, fallen trees, or debris, and that’s a good thing. The death toll was about10, not 70. About half a million individuals were affected by the quakes. Only minor tsunami waves observed.
As of October 11, 2025, at least 831 aftershocks had been recorded from the doublet earthquakes, ranging in magnitude from 1.2 to 5.8, with at least 13 of them felt.
In some provinces all public schools were damaged, others had just minor damage. A landslide killed three people. The quakes damaged thousands of homes, and a few hundred were totally destroyed. Some roads are deemed impassable, and others blocked by debris and fallen electric poles. Some bridges were damaged. The whole province of Davao Oriental suffered a blackout. A district hospital sustained cracks in its foundations, and administration building sustained massive damage, forcing the evacuation of 200 patients.
Saturday (10-11-2025), we had minor quakes throughout the day. Around 6:20, a 5.0 quake interrupted our supper. As it gained intensity, we just waited a bit, to see if we should head toward the stairs and out the door. Thankfully, there were just a few more shakes before it fizzled out. The next one, three hours later, shook me from my sleep. It was a 6.0 mag quake. Weaker then the two the day before, but still very intense, and scary, as each jolt hit our building, getting stronger each passing second, praying that each shake would be less, and finally it would be over.
Any tremor is always a bit concerning, for you never know how intense it will get. The good news, you’re not concerned for long, you always find out quickly.
An earthquake (or fire), especially the major ones, helps to give you perspective on life’s trials and problems. When you are watching your home shake (or burn), knowing in less than a minute, it could be a pile of rubble. Most other problems you had that week don’t seem all that bad.
Mike, thanks for letting us know what is happening. It must be so frightening when you are actually going through something like that. It makes our weather issues here in New Jersey seem really minor, which they are compared the the life-threatening event you have. Please stay safe and you are in my prayers. Patty.
Yes, it’s very different when, you are in a building that is shaking violently, then just watching a video of an earthquake or building that is shaking. You will not fully understand how it feels, until you’re in a building, when a large magnitude quake strikes. But it’s something, you really don’t want to experience. Just watch a video of a quake, it’s much safer.
If you are in a building, any quake about 5.5 (of course, the higher the magnitude the greater the effects) or more in magnitude, you will experience the floor moving, see furniture swaying, watch the walls move, will hear groans and creaking, and other sounds coming from all around you. Moreover, the taller the building and higher floor you are on, it will be a bit worse. It’s all very unnerving, for you never know, how it will end.
Now, I have a skill I did not seek or want. After a quake, I can guess and come close, within a few points, of what magnitude the quake was.
I’ve only been in one, and it was the definition of minor, but the sensation of the ground feeling like it was dropping out from under me was enough to make me hope to never repeat the experience.