Tsunami Alert in East Asia after Massive Earthquake Off the Eastern Coast of the Philippines

A tsunami alert was issued in East Asia after a massive earthquake off the coast of the Philippines.
CNN reported:

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.

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   #1 August 31, 2012 at 8:55 am

   FurryGuy commented:

   My niece and her hubby are in the RP, teaching at one of the foreign schools. Ouch, this is not good news.

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   #2 August 31, 2012 at 9:01 am

   FurryGuy commented:

   The US Geological Service is currently listing the quake as 7.6, 96km E of Sulangan, Philippines.

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   #3 August 31, 2012 at 9:04 am

   FurryGuy commented:

   So far two major aftershocks, 5.5 and 5.4 have been recorded.

   This does not look good.

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   #5 August 31, 2012 at 9:11 am

   FurryGuy commented:

   Ok, ok, I messed up calling the USGS the US Geological Service when it is in actuality the US Geological Survey.

   Mea culpa, mea culpa, and all that jazz. I hang my head in shame.

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   #6 August 31, 2012 at 9:39 am

   bigL commented:

   furry, it is not a big deal.

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   #10 August 31, 2012 at 3:04 pm

   The real Wow commented:

   Received news from a friend in Japan saying the alerts had been cancelled. Good news.

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   #11 August 31, 2012 at 4:12 pm

   FurryGuy commented:

   #10 August 31, 2012 at 3:04 pm
   The real Wow commented:

   Received news from a friend in Japan saying the alerts had been cancelled. Good news.

   That is good news indeed! Thanks for the update.

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   #14 August 31, 2012 at 5:49 pm

   bg commented:

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   so glad that has passed..

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