Tsunami Alert Up

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

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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