Or is that only in places with certain building codes?
My personal take is that if I have a chance to make it quickly out of a building I prefer to be out of it rather than having it collapse on me. It's one of those things where the recommendation probably is the right thing for the general population and all expected earthquakes but I'm optimizing for something else. You have 10-20 seconds realistically. But yes things falling off the walls and off buildings and anything that can fall on you is a risk. In my office or home e.g. I'm typically on the ground floor within seconds of an exit so my mental preparation is to avoid the building falling on me. Maybe it's the wrong calculus but hey...
Seems like you would be fighting the part of your brain telling you it's (solely) /your/ building collapsing and you need to get out
And wondering if the building is up to code, and trusting that in the moment
In 9/11, lots of people escaped the south tower using elevators, which is the opposite of what you're told to do. There are people who died because they chose to follow the stair route. But others died because they were trapped in elevators.
Does Philippines have seismic building codes?
Probably not right ?
https://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/earthquake-information/
https://x.com/phivolcs_dost?lang=en
> PHIVOLCS-DOST @phivolcs_dost
#EarthquakePH #EarthquakeSarangani #iFelt_SaranganiEarthquake
Earthquake Information No.2
Date and Time: 08 June 2026 - 07:37 AM Magnitude = 7.8 Depth = 033 km Location = 05.57°N, 124.98°E - 032 km S 04° W of Maasim (Sarangani)
http://x.com/phivolcs_dost/status/2063780683978535398 https://x.com/phivolcs_dost/status/2063780683978535398/photo...
Here's the AP source which is being updated more rapidly, including title updates:
https://apnews.com/article/philippines-earthquake-mindanao-6...
You need to wait for a story to build up to have a clear picture
I live in some area where an earthquake you can hardly feel happen every other year. Some newspapers would tell reader how it was pandemonium when one of these just stroke (because they have a new topic besides city hall plans to install a bench that's nowhere near trees)
> The US National Tsunami Warning Center, which downgraded the quake from an earlier estimate of magnitude 8.2, said the quake posed no threat to coastal areas of the US.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/8/tsunami-warnings-iss...
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_Sea_of_Japan_earthquake