TSUNAMI WARNING AFTER TAIWAN QUAKE
THE Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) raised a tsunami warning in some coastal areas in the country, following a magnitude 7.5 earthquake that jolted Taiwan yesterday morning.
In its Tsunami Information No. 1 issued at 8:17 a.m., the agency said high tsunami waves are expected in coastal areas fronting the Pacific Ocean between 8:33 a.m. to 10:33 a.m. on Wednesday.
“It may not be the largest and these waves may continue for hours,” it added.
In a radio interview, Phivolcs director Teresito Bacolcol said coastal areas in the provinces of Batanes, Cagayan, Ilocos Norte and Isabela may see tsunami waves with a height of 1 to 3 meters.
“So far, wala pa kaming nakukuhang feedback [kakaibang galaw ng karagatang sa mga lugar na may tsunami warning] (we have yet to get any feedback on the abnormal sea conditions in areas with a tsunami warning) but we expect that,” he added. Philippine News Agency
