Tsunami Alert 2011 Philippines

I am watching CNN right now and earthquake in Japan reaches magnitude 8.9. The tsunami is the worst happened in that country because Japanese are used to earthquakes but not the tsunami. I think if some people died there, it will be less than here in the Philippines because we have greedy politicians that is why our geologists and other PAGASA members are flying abroad because nobody cares about their contributions. Equipments here are inferior to the normal level standards.

Anyway, here is the scary tsunami alerts in the Philippines, (courtesy of GMA News)

( I hope it will not be true)

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
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