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19. Was the first day of school there as well

Sun Jun 7, 2026, 11:36 PM

Jun 7

Cousin-in-law is a teacher, and he said they were fortunately all outside at the time for a flag ceremony, so all the kids were safe.

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8.2 earthquake in Mindinao. the Philippines [View all] RazorbackExpat Jun 7 OP

That is huge.................. Lovie777 Jun 7 #1

It's effin scary RazorbackExpat Jun 7 #5

8.2 is roughly the magnitude of the 1906 Retrograde Jun 7 #7

Fire leveled most of San Francisco in 1906 Brother Buzz Jun 8 #23

Holy shit malaise Jun 7 #3

Vibes to the Philippines. And all of Asia. applegrove Jun 7 #6

That country has more bad luck with natural disasters. chicoescuela Jun 7 #8

Good luck to our filipino brothers and filipina sisters mahina Jun 7 #9

My half brother lives there MustLoveBeagles Jun 7 #10

Me too mahina Jun 7 #11

Thank you mahina MustLoveBeagles Jun 8 #22

DUer Pototan too. mahina Jun 7 #12

Prayers for your brother as is my practice. hamsterjill Jun 7 #14

I'll have to make post on Facebook MustLoveBeagles Jun 8 #21

Continuing to pray for that whole situation and for your brother. hamsterjill Jun 8 #24

Thank you MustLoveBeagles Jun 8 #25

"" AllaN01Bear Jun 7 #13

USGS says 7.8 niyad Jun 7 #16

Yahoo Japan is still showing 8.2 RazorbackExpat Jun 7 #18

howdi AllaN01Bear Jun 8 #20

Dear Goddess. Prayers for all in harm's way. niyad Jun 7 #15

Wow. I rode out the 1994 Northridge quake. 6.7 C Moon Jun 7 #17

Was the first day of school there as well Sympthsical Jun 7 #19

I have a friend who lives in the Phillipines. exboyfil Jun 8 #26

Wow, that's a strong one. Emile Jun 8 #27