Magnitude-8.8 Chile quake triggers RP tsunami alert 1
According to the latest tsunami advisory, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) named nineteen provinces along the east coast of the Philippines as areas of concern:
Batanes Cagayan Ilocos Norte Isabela Quezon Aurora Camarines Norte Camarines Sur Albay Catanduanes Sorsogon Northern Samar Eastern Samar Leyte Southern Leyte Surigao del Norte Surigao del Sur Davao Oriental Davao del Sur
It is expected that the tsunami will hit the eastern part of the country between 1-2pm tomorrow afternoon. Local seismologists on Saturday issued a Tsunami Alert Level 1 after a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit Concepcion, Chile on the other side of the Pacific Ocean approximately 3:34 a.m. Saturday (2:34 p.m. Saturday in Manila) Latest figures show more than 82 are confirmed dead and the death toll is expected to rise. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet declared a “state of catastrophe.”
References: GMANews.tv, Wikipedia, CNN
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