Philippin động đất 7.9

[B]Philippines động đất 7.9[/B]

日本などに津波の恐れ　フィリピン沖でＭ７．９
2012.8.31 22:33 ［地震・津波・地球科学］

気象庁による津波注意報を受け、海岸へ近づかないように呼びかける消防車両＝３１日午後１０時３７分、沖縄県石垣市
　米地質調査所（ＵＳＧＳ）によると、フィリピン東方沖で３１日午後８時４７分（日本時間同９時４７分）ごろ、マグニチュード（Ｍ）７．９の地震があった。米ハワイの太平洋津波警報センターは、同国のほか、日本やインドネシアなどに津波の恐れがあるとの警報を出した。

　日本の気象庁も、本州、四国、九州の太平洋沿岸と沖縄地方に津波注意報を出した。

　震源はフィリピンのサマール島ギワンの東約１４６キロ。震源の深さは約３５キロ。（共同）

Tin của MSN Nhật Bản ở trên
Theo cơ quan địa chất Mỹ ( USGS ) lúc 8 giờ 47 phút tối ngày 31-8 một trận động đất cường độ 7,9 ở độ sâu 35 km đã xẩy ra tại phía Ðông Ðảo Samar Wou khoảng 146 km của Philippines,có thể có sóng lớn tràn vào Nhật Bản và Indonesia .Hiện chưa rõ thiệt hại .


[B]Tin tức theo NBC [/B]:
7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes off Philippines

By NBC News staff and wire reports

Updated at 10:40 a.m. ET: An earthquake of 7.6 magnitude struck off the Philippines on Friday, destroying roads and bridges and sending people fleeing to higher ground in fear of a tsunami.

The quake was centered 91 miles off the town of Guiuan in Samar province at a depth of about 20 miles, The U.S. Geological Survey said.

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It was initially recorded as having a magnitude of 7.9, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

Warnings that were in effect for several Pacific islands and Taiwan and Japan were canceled. Watches for several other coastal areas in the region including Hawaii were also later lifted.
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The tsunami warnings remained for parts of the Philippines and Indonesia, the center said.

There were no immediate reports of casualties.

People urged to evacuate to high ground
"Strong earthquake here in Taft, Eastern Samar! And it lasted very long too!" Samar congressman, Ben Evardone, told reporters via text message.

"People are fleeing to higher ground," he told local radio later.

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"If you are anywhere near the coast I recommend that you head to higher ground," Paul Caruso of the USGS told Sky TV by telephone when asked about a threat of a tsunami hitting the coast of the Philippines.

The head of the Philippine seismology agency, Renato Solidum, said that residents living along the coastline of eastern Samar Island were advised to evacuate to high ground in case of a tsunami.

A radio reporter in Leyte province, near Samar, said people had run out of their homes when the quake struck. "It felt like we were being rocked," he said.

The region has been hit by devastating quakes in the past decade. At least 230,000 people in 13 Indian Ocean countries were killed in a quake and tsunami off Indonesia in 2004.

Last year, an earthquake and tsunami off Japan's northeastern coast killed about 20,000 people and triggered the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years after waves battered a nuclear power station.

This is a breaking news story. Check back for more updates.

The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.