Today a Magnitude 6.8 the hit Cebu-Negros island of the Philippines and other neighboring Islands in the Visayas and Mindanao causes panic to affected population. This are natural forces of nature we can’t avoid but with enough knowledge and preparation we can avoid hysteria and panic.
How Android can help us? If you are an Android user there are Android Earthquake Apps that you can use to monitor the latest news about Earthquakes. Some of the apps have been useful in the last year mega-earthquake that hit Japan.
Android Apps that I can recommend are USGS Earthquake Data and Earthquake Alert!
Also check the old article about Android Earthquake app that was posted during the Japan Mega-quake.