LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology
and Seismology (Phivolcs) has raised a tsunami alert over 20 provinces
in the country following the magnitude-8.3 quake that hit Chile across
the Pacific Ocean, the Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management
Office (Apsemo) said.
Apsemo told Albay residents to stay alert and listen for updates
after the temblor struck off the South American country at 6:55 a.m.,
Thursday.
People along coastal areas facing the Pacific Ocean and the Philippine Sea should keep watch, Apsemo said.
An Apsemo bulletin stressed that Phivolcs had not given any evacuation order, however.
According to Apsemo, Phivolcs urged monitoring of sea level changes
saying the Chile earthquake had the potential of generating a
destructive tsunami.
Coastal communities fronting the Philippine Sea/Pacific Ocean that were
advised to wait and listen for updates are the Batanes Group of Islands,
Sorsogon, Cagayan, Northern Samar, Ilocos Norte, Eastern Samar,
Isabela, Leyte, Quezon, Southern Leyte, Aurora, Surigao del Norte,
Camarines Norte, Surigao del Sur, Camarines Sur, Davao Oriental, Albay,
Davao del Sur, Catanduanes and Davao Occidental.
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