The public sentiment is predominantly one of empathy and concern for those affected by the earthquake in Cebu, with many expressing prayers for safety and recovery. However, there is also criticism regarding government preparedness and disaster management, highlighting a dual focus on support for victims and calls for better future responses.

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keithstonee

Earthquakes destroy buildings all the time

lordarc

This won’t knock a building down but an aluminum plane brought an entire building down on 9/11. It’s 2025 people, we know what happened. Just food for thought.

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green_ribbon

Being on a bridge while there's an earthquake is one of my biggest fears. I can't even begin to imagine what these people felt. 
Hope they're all safe.

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Hyakkimaru_4

Hilarious how as soon as the earthquake ends there’s always some clowns like “welp. Back to it then. Get a move on or get out of my fucking way!!”

mnstorm

Ive been in a car during an earthquake. It feels like the car is shaking around in circles and I thought my buddies were fucking with me and shaking the car. 
Ive also been in the woods during one and the stumps on the ground were also spinning around in circles. Weird shit.

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FlatbedtruckingCA

First you hope with all your being that you don't end up in the water, and then you need to get in the water to clean up.

Interesting_Hat_4611

As a rider I don’t blame those motorcycles one bit for getting off that bridge as fast as they can.  Heck, if I was in a car I’d be hauling ass off that thing.

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Update - There have been 795 aftershocks and more are expected. The strongest being a mb 5.2 event at 22:12 PST on September 30. This bridge is the Mactan-Mandaue Bridge which was temporarily closed, but is open for traffic now. The original poster of the dashcam vid is CWMworks Aerials. They also have other vids of the situation today.

sparebecca

Is it me, or do there seem to be more frequent; more larger earthquakes than before?

MrBananaStand1990

Don’t “shush” her! Her prayers are working!!

ScientificWriter61

New fear realized, with inevitable nightmares pending. Thanks OP!

randomthrowaway8993

Maybe if she gave Lord a beat maybe Lord would come.

timemaninjail

Why would they stay and stop on the bridge during the quake? Wouldn't it make more sense to get off the bridge even faster?

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Distinct-Quantity-35

An asteroid flew past Antarctica simultaneously.

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FourthDownThrowaway

Pretty big earthquake but thankfully not as damaging as the one back in 2013. The northern part of Cebu was hit the hardest but metropolitan Cebu is fine. Utilities are all working and most are back to business as usual. Cebu province governor and Cebu City's mayor both are present and working which is good. The airforce afaik flew in 2 blackhawks with a rescue team to help in the efforts in Bogo (the town where the epicenter of the quake is closest). 

Still a scary reminder that earthquakes are possible and theyll strike when you least expect it. The Emergency Warning System worked well not as fast as Japan's but I honestly love that we have this system. Phones blared throughout the night which shouldve woken up people that were sleeping if they were alone. Apparently I asked my other SEA-n friends and even Indonesia doesnt have this system yet.

MELONPANNNNN

The earthquake revealed the substandard construction by the officials.

AffectionateEvent626

As of time of writing, 61 dead and rising

Civil-Ad2985

This is selfish of me to think about i know but im in Manila right now and i left a laptop on my table back in cebu city.  Im on the 19th foor there, ayala cebu center and i really hope its not laying broken in the floor right now.

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JayBeePH85

Hope everyone in the area is staying safe. A 6.9 magnitude quake is really strong, sending thoughts to those affected. I've been once and i really enjoyed it, had a good time there.

MeganLuxy

I was on a call with colleagues today in Manila and they felt it and got up. They came back a few minutes later all okay. I have been there and felt one, a very strange experience.

Fort_Laud_Beard

A friend of my wife sent her a picture of the McDonald's in cebu and the building is still standing but just barely pretty much all the walls not around the supports collapsed.

New_Housing785

I visited way too often one of the church that was badly damaged in one of the videos circulating. I hope they make full recovery and as of now the fatality is 61 and climbing. :( it was just 22 a few hours ago.

jantoxdetox

I was nearby, in Mandaue City on Cebu. I am on a high floor. The building shook for upwards of 1 minute, the power went out, and luckily the emergency generator kicked on. The walls started to crackle and snap and I thought the building would absolutely collapse. When it calmed down, I evacuated via the stairwell with my neighbors and waited for the building to be cleared for re-entry by the structural engineers. I was downstairs for about 3 hours, and there were 3 noticeable strong aftershocks. In the elevator back up, my neighbor told me that his ceiling had cracked horizontally and his light fixtures came unfastened and fell to the floor, shattering. When I arrived on my floor, the halls were filled with small debris, and many of the walls, including my condo's walls were cracked from floor to ceiling. The building will require heavy repairs now, but everyone in the building should be safe.

StrawberryHot2305

Wow, you can lose an island that way. Scary

Anonymoustard

Heard news that it caused a centuries-old church to collapse, what a pity

Kiel_22

Hope everyone is safe. Stay strong, sending thoughts to those affected.

FastestBubbles

My dad lives in northern Cebu and I still haven’t heard from him 😔

Mundane_Fly361

Man I wonder what going to get more coverage an earthquake or the shutdown… it the shutdown isn’t it the shutdown

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A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck Cebu, causing significant destruction, leading to numerous deaths, and prompting state responses.

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