Earthquake rattles Chile; tsunami warning issued

[bloodyrose]

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Tsunami to Hit Philippines - February 28, 2010


State seismologists on Saturday afternoon hoisted a Tsunami Alert Level 1 in the Philippines after a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit south-central Chile on the other side of the Pacific Ocean at 3:34 a.m. Saturday (2:34 p.m. Saturday in Manila).

Reports said that the Philippine Embassy officials and staff in the capital city of Santiago were all safe. Meanwhile, the Philippine Red Cross has alerted its chapters and volunteers to monitor coastal areas.

In an interview on ABS-CBN, Renato Solidum, director of the Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), said that if the Chile earthquake did generate tsunami waves powerful enough to cross the Pacific, they may be expected to hit Philippine coastlines sometime between 1:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday.


Eastern coastal communities
Based on the Phivolcs advisory, the following "coastal areas fronting the Pacific Ocean that should keep watch" are:
Batanes Group of Islands
Cagayan
Ilocos Norte
Isabela
Quezon
Aurora
Camarines Norte
Camarines Sur
Albay
Sorsogon
Catanduanes
Northern Samar
Eastern Samnar
Leyte
Southern Leyte
Surigao del Norte
Surigao del Sur
Davao Oriental
Davao del Sur
"While Tsunami Alert Level 1 means that no evacuation order is in effect, communities along the identified coasts are advised to prepare for possible evacuation. People from threatened communities are strongly advised to coordinate and follow safety instructions from the Office of Civil Defense and local disaster officials," Phivolcs said.
Solidum said a powerful earthquake that hit Chile in 1960 generated tsunamis in the Philippines 24 hours after the quake.
The tsunamis were 3 meters high in Luzon, and around 6 meters in Visayas and Mindanao. Solidum described these as not so high.
He said this may happen again with the magnitude 8.8 quake that hit Chile on Saturday.
Aurora Gov. Bellaflor Angara Castillo told dzMM early Sunday that the mayors of the province have been informed about the tsunami warning and that their contingency plans are already activate.

Evacuation centers and transportation are being prepared, she said. Hopefully, "our preparations will be sufficient," she added




>Thank God walay Cebu, but we still have to be careful and prepared.

[desperada]

hala oi ka kuyaw ba aning balita-a....

[bloodyrose]

^ lagi sis, Lets pray lang jud and dapat andam ta if ever naa mga calamaities mahitabo.

[ecoycebu]

atong mga friends raba tua sa bantayan........

[Mugi17]

Gideny na sauna ang mgaa scientist nga nagpredict ani nga mga tsunami sauna...
Full moon man gud ugma, nakalimot ko kinsa nga scientist, basta naay theory sa relation sa earthquake ug sa gravitational pull sa moon...

[mushroom]

Tidal waves and Lunar activities are the ones that are connected.

Tsunamis and Earthquakes? don't think so.

i'm not sure though. jeje

[Motownkid]

According to CNN the first waves will reach Hawaii on 4:00pm ET & Japan on Sunday morning.

[Motownkid]

Panic buying in Hawaii.




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In its latest advisory, Phivolcs identified 19 areas along the east coast of the Philippines as areas of concern:

• Batanes Group of Islands
• Cagayan
• Ilocos Norte
• Quezon
• Camarines Norte
• Camarines Sur
• Albay
• Sorsogon
• Leyte
• Surigao del Norte
• Surigao del Sur
• Davao Oriental
• Davao del Sur

"While no evacuation order is in effect, communities along these coasts are advised to prepare for possible evacuation," Phivolcs said.

GMANews

[diatabz]

Tidal waves and Lunar activities are the ones that are connected.

Tsunamis and Earthquakes? don't think so.

i'm not sure though. jeje

Read up

How do earthquakes generate tsunamis?

[nirdle_phogi]

Hinay ra man daw ang mga waves na.nareport.. Wala kaau damage. Murag g.sobraan ra sad nang sa picture oie.