Earthquake in the Phillipines

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Maybe a tsunami too.

Authorities in the Philippines have warned of a potential "destructive tsunami" after a powerful earthquake struck the island of Mindanao.

People living in the coastal areas of Surigao Del Sur and Davao Oriental in the Philippines have been told to evacuate to higher ground.

Tsunami warnings have also been issued by authorities in Japan.

The quake struck at about 22:37 local time (14:37 GMT) on Saturday.

The US Geological Survey said the tremor was 7.6 magnitude at a depth of nearly 33km (21 miles), off Mindanao's eastern coast.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology measured it slightly smaller, but warned that a "destructive tsunami is expected with life threatening wave heights".

The institute forecasted that the first tsunami waves could hit the Surigao Del Sur and Davao Oriental regions before midnight local time on Saturday.

Waves of up to one-metre high could reach Japan as early as 01:30 on Sunday (16:30 GMT on Saturday), Japan's public broadcaster NHK reported.

A tsunami warning message issued by the the American Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre warned that waves "one to three metres above tide level are possible along some coasts of the Philippines".

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67602493

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https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/magnitude-76-earthquake-strikes-mindanao-philippines-emsc-2023-12-02/
 

The U.S. Tsunami Warning System said there could be waves of up to 3 metres above the usual high tide level along some Philippine coasts, though it subsequently said there was no risk of a tsunami.

"Based on all available data ... the tsunami threat from this earthquake has now passed," it said.

Phivolcs said people living near the coast of Surigao Del Sur and Davao Oriental provinces should "immediately evacuate" or "move farther inland".

[Bozo_Casanova 26569]

My wife was on the phone with a call center in the Phillippines when it happened. She felt terrible - she was complaining about a formal gown she ordered and this terrified lady on the customer service line was trying to politely end the call so she could flee for her life. 

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1 hour ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

My wife was on the phone with a call center in the Phillippines when it happened. She felt terrible - she was complaining about a formal gown she ordered and this terrified lady on the customer service line was trying to politely end the call so she could flee for her life. 

Even though your wife felt terrible, hopefully she stuck around on the call long enough to get things resolved.

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There was a 6.6 magnitude early this morning. Lots of activity in the area