Published April 16, 2021, 10:57 AM
Evaluating how safe your home is from damage due to earthquakes is now right at your fingertips.
This handout photo received on August 18, 2020 from the Facebook page of Jake Gabilan shows residents walking past debris on the ground after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit near the town of Cataingan in the central Philippine province of Masbate province.
(AFP PHOTO / Courtesy of Jake Gabilan / FILE PHOTO)
The mobile version of the “How Safe is My House? Self-Check for Earthquake Safety of Concrete Hollow Block (CHB) House in the Philippines” provides a simple and easy-to-use tool for owners and occupants to check the safety of residential houses and other one- to two-storey CHB buildings, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said during its launch on Tuesday, April 13.