Catanduanes

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6.6 quake measured off Catanduanes, tsunami warning for 3 ... (GMA News Online)

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake was measured off the coast of Catanduanes on Tuesday evening, Phivolcs said.

Boats already at sea during this period should stay offshore in deep waters until further advised." These waves may continue for hours," it said. "It is forecasted that the first tsunami waves will arrive between 09:02 p.m. "Owners of boats in harbors, estuaries or shallow coastal water of the above-mentioned provinces should secure their boats and move away from the waterfront. "People whose houses are located very near the shoreline of these provinces are advised to move farther inland," it said. The monitoring agency also warned residents of the provinces of Catanduanes, Northern Samar and Eastern Samar "to stay away from the beach and not go to the coast."

Magnitude 6.6 earthquake rocks Catanduanes (The Manila Times)

The quake occurred at 8:54 p.m. 120 kilometers southeast of Gigmoto town,. Tectonic in origin, it had a depth of nine kilometers, Phivolcs chief Teresito 'Toto' ...

Phivolcs raises tsunami warning after 6.6 quake off Gigmoto town in ... (INQUIRER.net)

MANILA, Philippines — Following a magnitude 6.6 earthquake off Catanduanes town, state seismologists raised a tsunami warning for Catanduanes, ...

Owners of boats in those provinces’ harbors, estuaries, or shallow coastal water should secure their boats and move away from the waterfront. “The concerned public is advised to be on alert for unusual waves. People are advised to ‘stay away from the beach and not to go to the coast’ of the following provinces until the cancellation of this advisory:

Magnitude 6.2 quake hits waters off Catanduanes (CNN Philippines)

Phivolcs canceled its Tsunami alert at 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday and reported no significant sea level disturbances have been recorded since the earthquake.

on Wednesday and reported that no significant sea level disturbances have been recorded since the earthquake. It forecasts the first tsunami waves to arrive between 9:02 p.m. to 12:54 a.m. with a depth of 72 kilometers (km). Intensity 2 or "slightly felt" shaking was recorded in Malinao, and City of Tabaco, Albay; City of Borongan, Eastern Samar; Babatngon, Dagami, Dulag, Palo, Santa Fe, and Tanauan, Leyte; City of Tacloban, Tacloban; and San Antonio, Northern Samar. Intensity 3 or "weak" shaking occurred in Prieto Diaz, and City of Sorsogon, Sorsogon; San Policarpo, Eastern Samar; Allen, Biri, Bobon, Catarman, Laoang, Lavezares, Rosario, San Jose, and San Roque, Northern Samar; Calbiga, and City of Catbalogan, Samar.

M6.2 quake strikes off Catanduanes coast; minor tsunami possible (ABS-CBN News)

(UPDATE) A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck off Catanduanes Tuesday night, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

- Donsol, Sorsogon - Ragay, Pasacao, Camarines Sur - Daet, Camarines Norte

Phivolcs: Minor sea-level disturbance expected after 6.6-magnitude ... (ptvnews.ph)

By Gabriela Baron. Minor sea-level disturbance is expected following the 6.6-magnitude earthquake that hit waters off Gigmoto in Catanduanes Tuesday night, ...

Boats already at sea during this period should stay offshore in deep waters until further advised.” According to Phivolcs’ forecast, the first tsunami waves will arrive between 9:02 p.m. to 12:54 a.m.

Tsunami warning after earthquake struck off eastern Philippines (Aljazeera.com)

A tsunami warning has been triggered and evacuation order issued to coastal dwellers on a remote Philippine island after a strong earthquake struck in the ...

The state seismological agency said that the quake had caused a “minor sea-level disturbance” and warned that tsunami waves of less than a metre high above normal tides would reach Catanduanes and Samar islands. Police Corporal Rodin Balcueva said the quake was “quite strong” in Pandan municipality, on the northern tip of Catanduanes. Quakes are a regular occurrence in the Philippines, which sits along the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, an arc of intense seismic and volcanic activity that stretches from Japan through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin. The European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said that it initially estimated the quake was a magnitude 6.3 one while the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reported it at magnitude 6.6. The United States Geological Survey said that 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck in the ocean off the coast of the eastern Philippines on Tuesday around 9pm (13:00 GMT) about 120km (75 miles) from Catanduanes Island, off the main island of Luzon. A tsunami warning has been triggered and evacuation order issued to coastal dwellers on a remote Philippine island after a strong earthquake struck in the ocean off the archipelago.