Update at 9:11 p.m. Aug. 31, 2012
- At about a quarter to 9 in the evening, citizens of Cagayan de Oro were shocked at the moving objects inside their residences, when an earthquake hit that city.
- More updates about the epicenter and magnitude once we have the information available.
Update at 9:18 p.m. Aug. 31, 2012
- 7.9 Magnitude was recorded throughout the Philippine Islands and in Japan.
- Tsunami alert raised.
Update at 9:22 p.m. Aug. 31, 2012
- Cagayan de Oro felt intensity 3.
Update at 9:24 p.m. Aug. 31, 2012
An earthquake of magnitude 7.9 hit 139km east of Sulangan, Samar, 8:45 p.m. Philippine Time, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).Update 9: 45 p.m. August 31, 2012
The USGS summary placed the epicenter of the earthquake in the sea just off the coast of Samar.
Meanwhile, the US' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) issued a tsunami warning for Indonesia and the Philippines immediately after the earthquake. — with Reuters/TJ Dimacali/VS, GMA News
Source: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/272070/news/nation/magnitude-7-9-strikes-off-phl-mdash-us-geological-survey
[Adm-02] A Tsunami Warning was issued after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit Eastern Samar a little past 8:30pm. Coastal areas facing the Pacific Ocean are immediately requested to evacuate. The following areas are:
1. Northern Samar
2. Eastern Samar
3. Leyte
4. Southern LeyteUpdate 9: 55 p.m. August 31, 2012
5. Surigao Del Norte
6. Surigao Del Sur
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(Courtesy of DOST)
Strong quake strikes near Philippines
August 31, 2012 -- Updated 1335 GMT (2135 HKT)
(CNN) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 has struck off the coast of the Philippines, the U.S. Geological Survey said Friday.
The quake prompted a tsunami warning for parts of Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Japan, Guam and other areas, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said."An earthquake of this size has the potential to generate a destructive tsunami that can strike coastlines near the epicenter within minutes and more distant coastlines within hours," the tsunami warning center said.The quake, which was about 20 miles deep, struck just before 8:50 p.m., the agency said. Its center was about 65 miles southeast of the town of Guiuan, in the Philippine province of East Samar.Ed Serrano, the head of security at the Marco Polo Hotel in the city of Davao, about 250 miles south of Guiuan, said he felt the ground shake."The quake was very strong and the hotel guests were panicking. Most of them went outside," he said. "But now the situation is under control and we are waiting for official reports on how strong the quake was."There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Update 11:01 p.m. August 31, 2012
- Pacific Tsunami Warning Center confirmed a small tsunami that hit Samar.
- Tsunami warning in Indonesia and Japan has been removed.
- Samar Island kept in dark due to broken electrical lines brought about by the earthquake.
- Pacific Tsunami Warning Center confirmed a small tsunami that hit Legaspi and Davao.
- Aftershocks recorded near the epicenter. -USGS
- Pacific Tsunami Warning Center removed all tsunami warnings around the Pacific Area.
- Unfortunately the PHILVOLCS has not removed the Tsunami Warning.
More updates later.
7 comments:
Cagayan nanaman.... :(
We also felt the earthquake here in Cebu.
We went out of the building and we were in the 10th floof
Please be careful fellow Filipinos. There might be some aftershocks.
I'm confused about the date. Is it August 30 or it should be August 31.
In the Philippines it happened at August 31. There might be some errors with date in some of the news above especially from our western sources.
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