“These (aftershocks) are normal events after a major earthquake. A person might be alarmed or overwhelmed by the number of aftershocks we record but a lot of them are only detected by our instruments and they are too slight to be felt by people,” Phivolcs director Renato Solidum told the Philippine Daily Inquirer, adding that in the case of an aftershock, people should stay calm. Solidum said the aftershocks would likely continue for weeks as has usually been the case with major earthquakes. “It is like when the driver of a car suddenly hits the brakes. The car continues to move before it makes a full stop,” he explained, adding that the aftershocks would eventually dwindle in frequency.
Posted on: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 10:16:44 +0000
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