Earthquake of 7.5 strikes Philippines, tsunami expected in Philippines and Japan
Earthquake of 7.5 strikes Philippines, tsunami expected in Philippines and Japan
Tsunami waves were forecast to continue for hours in the Philippines.
An earthquake of at least magnitude 7.5 struck Mindanao in the southern Philippines late on Saturday, triggering evacuation orders for some areas and southwestern Japanese coasts because of warnings of tsunami waves of a metre (3 feet) or more.
The Philippine Seismology Agency Phivolcs said the waves could hit the Philippines by midnight (1600 GMT) and continue for hours.
The U.S. Tsunami Warning System said there could be waves of up to 3 metres above the tide level along some Philippine coasts.
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3 feet? That doesn't seem worth a warning
3 meters above high tide line. 10 ft.
Lot of coastline isn't even 10 ft. above sea level.
It's enough to wash away cars and everything else alongside it.
Why bother commenting mate. It didn't even say feet.