Tsunami Alert Up

**Monseratto** · March 11th, 2011 03:31 PM

Tsunami alert 1 is up on the eastern coastlines of the Philippines or those facing the Pacific Ocean according to radio reports...

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-n...e-quake-144275

Tsunami alert issued in Japan after 7.9 magnitude quake
Friday, March 11, 2011

TOKYO -- Japan was struck by a magnitude 7.9 earthquake off its northeastern coast Friday, shaking buildings in Tokyo for several minutes and prompting a tsunami warning.

Japan's meteorological agency warned that a tsunami as high as 20 feet (6 meters) could strike the coast near Miyagi prefecture, closest to the epicenter. Smaller tsunamis of up to 50 centimeters reached some coastal communities, the agency said.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said a tsunami warning was in effect for Japan, Russia, Marcus Island and the Northern Marianas. A tsunami watch has been issued for Guam, Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia and U.S. state of Hawaii.

The quake struck at 2:46 p.m. at a depth of 10 kilometers, about 80 miles (125 kilometers) off the eastern coast, the meteorological agency said. The area is 240 miles (380 kilometers) northeast of Tokyo.(AP)

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/215028/n...er-japan-quake

Tsunami alert up over 19 PHL provinces after Japan quake
03/11/2011 | 02:20 PM

State seismologists raised a tsunami alert over at least 19 areas in the Philippines after a magnitude-7.9 quake hit Japan on Friday afternoon.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised Tsunami Alert Level 1, meaning a tsunami caused by the Japan quake may reach the Philippines.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake occurred at 1:46 p.m. near the east coast of Honshu, Japan.

The USGS estimated the epicenter at 130 kilometers (km) east of Sendai, Honshu; 178 km east of Yamagata, Honshu; 178 km east-northeast of Fukushima, Honshu; or 373 km northeast of Tokyo.

Phivolcs director Renato Solidum Jr. said in an interview on dzBB radio the areas in the eastern coastline include:

•Batanes Island

•Cagayan

•Ilocos Norte

•Isabela

•Quezon

•Aurora

•Camarines Norte

•Camarines Sur

•Albay

•Catanduanes

•Sorsogon

•Northern Samar

•Eastern Samar

•Leyte

•Northern Leyte

•Surigao del Norte

•Surigao del Sur

•Davao Oriental

•Davao del Sur

"Walang evacuation order pero dapat maghanda ang komunidad sa eastern coastline ng ating bansa at maghintay ng additional information kung sakaling magkakaroon ng evacuation," Solidum said in an interview on dzBB radio.

(While there is no evacuation order, the communities in those areas should watch out and wait for additional information in case an evacuation is needed.)

He said the alert level also stemmed from a similar alert from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

Warning for fishermen

Meanwhile, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council warned fishermen against going out to sea at this time.

"Ang mangingisda bantayan nila ito (Fishermen should be on alert)," NDRRMC head Benito Ramos said in a separate interview on dzBB.

Ramos also said the Philippine Coast Guard has been placed on alert.— LBG/VVP, GMA News

**uls** · March 11th, 2011 03:44 PM

USGS revised Japan quake magnitude from 7.9 to 8.8

10 meter tsunami warning northeast coast of Japan

**greenlyt** · March 11th, 2011 03:47 PM

Major tsanami damge in Northern Japan

http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakin...northern-Japan

**Monseratto** · March 11th, 2011 03:49 PM

http://www.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php...1.03.11.055747

TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WATCH
A TSUNAMI WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVE AT
0756 PM HST.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME - 0746 PM HST 10 MAR 2011
COORDINATES - 38.0 NORTH 142.9 EAST
LOCATION - NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU JAPAN
MAGNITUDE - 7.9 MOMENT
EVALUATION
BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED BY
THIS EARTHQUAKE THAT COULD BE DESTRUCTIVE ON COASTAL AREAS EVEN
FAR FROM THE EPICENTER. AN INVESTIGATION IS UNDERWAY TO DETERMINE
IF THERE IS A TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.
IF TSUNAMI WAVES IMPACT HAWAII THE ESTIMATED EARLIEST ARRIVAL OF
THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS
0259 AM HST FRI 11 MAR 2011
MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

**baludoy** · March 11th, 2011 03:54 PM

upgraded to 8.9 na pala

watching cnn coverage right now. matindi ang wave/tsunami washing across the outskirts of tokyo daw

**baludoy** · March 11th, 2011 03:57 PM

may tsunami warning pala tayo. particularly those shores facing pacific. 9:55 pm daw ang tsunami warning sa atin. sana mag dissipate na ang tsunami strength