Philippine Fault System, tectonic map and the ring of fire

After the massive earthquake in Japan with the tsunami and now the nuclear power explosion which is emitting radiation, people all over the world are so concern about earthquake fault line. Somehow our world has fault lines which some countries had the major line and some don't. And Philippines is one of the countries that is a part of what they call the Pacific ring of fire, sounds scary huh! But that is the truth.

Aside from that Philippines has major fault lines read it here and see at the map below if your town or region or province is close to a major fault line. I remember my parents told me that in  1956 my hometown had this massive earthquake. But the landscape before and now are too way different. And growing up I experienced a lot of earthquakes since in the late of 1970's.

Below is the List Of Major Fault Lines Of the Philippines.

1. Marikina Valley Fault (Montalban-San Mateo-Marikina-Pasig-Taguig-Muntinlupa-San Pedro-Binan-Carmona-Santa Rosa-Calamba-Tagaytay-Oriental Mindoro)
2. Western Philippine Fault (Luzon Sea-Mindoro Strait-Panay Gulf-Sulu Sea)
3. Eastern Philippine Fault (Philippine Sea)
4. Southern of Mindanao Fault (Moro Gulf-Celebes Sea)
5. Central Philippine Fault (Entire Ilocos Norte-Aurora-Quezon-Masbate-Eastern Leyte-Southern Leyte-Agusan Del Norte-Agusan Del Sur-Davao del Norte)



Tectonic Map of Far Northern Philippines including the Philippine Fault System

Tectonic Map of Northern Central Philippines including the Philippine Fault System

Tectonic Map of Central Philippines including the Philippine Fault System

Tectonic Map of Southern Philippines including the Philippine Fault System

Tectonic Map of Far Southern Philippines including the Philippine Fault System

 source: information and photo WIKIPEDIA

Looking at it specially  the map where my family lived is pretty scary.   We don't need  devastation of any sort, not in the Philippines or any country in the world.

Japan and the people

Just few minutes ago hubby and I were watching Dateline on ABC channel. Every single shot Dateline show showed my heart wrench. At the last part of the show, there is this narration and photos are showed and then a footage came out focusing on the Tsunami coming to the land. That broke me to tears I just can't help it I was so sad and felt terrible. When I heard the news about the earthquake and tsunami and later knew that a train was missing full of passengers, that night and the next night I am very disturbed. I lay on our comfortable bed thinking of the people in Japan, questioning what are they eating, where they sleep, what are they doing? Questions goes on and on, ending me in tears.

Growing in the Philippines I remember my teachers always put Japanese as an example as being  industrious , independent and hard working. I overheard growing up, that after WW2 the government of Japan close their country for 40 years then just few years ago they opened their country to whole world and that's when the whole world see Japan as very prosperous after that traumatic war.

Now, they are back to this huge and massive devastation, but it didn't cause by war but earthquake and tsunami. Added to that their nuclear power exploded. My heart goes to Japan and to all the Japanese people. They are always in my prayer. God bless us all!