JAKARTA - still raised tsunami alert in Asian countries including the Philippines. It followed a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Indonesia this morning.
First recorded by the US Geological Survey at magnitude 7.3 the shaking but it was brought down to magnitude 7.1. According to the USGS, the epicenter recorded 150 kilometers north-northwest of Kota Ternate in Indonesia at a depth of 47 kilometers
In this regard, issued a tsunami warning, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center based in Hawaii. According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, expect the 0.3 meter height of waves in Indonesia
1.3 meter waves are also expected in the waters of the Philippines. Then it was also issued a tsunami watch Phivolcs for the coastal towns in the southern part of the country.
You can also alleged rise in waves in the ocean of Japan, Taiwan and other islands in the Pacific. So far none have resulted in no reported tsunami or earthquake damage such
Remember that in 2004, led the Asian-wide tsunami was magnitude 9.1 earthquake that struck Indonesia, killing more than 280,000 people
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