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7.9 magnitude quake strikes east Philippines, tsunami alert lifted (Update)
by hlk Fri 31 Aug 2012, 22:28
PETALING JAYA: A major 7.9 earthquake hit the sea area east of the
Philippines on Friday and a tsunami warning was issued for the
archipelago, Indonesia, Taiwan and Japan, US seismologists said.
The
US Geological Survey said the quake had a depth of 34 kilometres (21
miles) and hit at 8:47pm (1247 GMT) some 139 kilometres east of the
city of Sulangan, eastern Samar.
A tsunami warning was also
issued for Papua New Guinea and Guam, and a tsunami watch was in effect
for the Solomon Islands, Marshall Islands and Nauru, the Pacific
Tsunami Warning Center said in a bulletin.
The warning center said any wave generated by the quake would be expected to hit Indonesia first.
Philippines on Friday and a tsunami warning was issued for the
archipelago, Indonesia, Taiwan and Japan, US seismologists said.
The
US Geological Survey said the quake had a depth of 34 kilometres (21
miles) and hit at 8:47pm (1247 GMT) some 139 kilometres east of the
city of Sulangan, eastern Samar.
A tsunami warning was also
issued for Papua New Guinea and Guam, and a tsunami watch was in effect
for the Solomon Islands, Marshall Islands and Nauru, the Pacific
Tsunami Warning Center said in a bulletin.
The warning center said any wave generated by the quake would be expected to hit Indonesia first.
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