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A seismogram recorded in Massachusetts, United States. The magnitude 9.1 (M w) undersea megathrust earthquake occurred on 11 March 2011 at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC) in the north-western Pacific Ocean at a relatively shallow depth of 32 km (20 mi), [9] [56] with its epicenter approximately 72 km (45 mi) east of the Oshika Peninsula of Tōhoku, Japan, lasting approximately six minutes.
UTC time: 2012-08-31 12:47:33: ISC event: 601667544: USGS-ANSSComCat: Local date: August 31, 2012 (): Local time: 20:47 PST [1]: Magnitude: M w 7.6 [1]: Depth: 45 km (28 mi) [1] Epicenter: 1]: Type: Reverse [2]: Areas affected: Philippines: Max. intensity: PEIS VII (Destructive) [3] MMI VII (Very strong): Tsunami: Yes (highest 20 inches) [4]: Aftershocks: 298 (as of September 2, 2012 ...
Google Public Alerts Site was an online notification service owned by Google.org that sends safety alerts (weather watches, warnings, advisories, safety instructions, etc.) and launched to the United States, Australia, Canada, Colombia, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, Mexico, and Brazil on October 30, 2012, and to the Philippines on November 12, 2014.
A 7.6 magnitude earthquake has hit the Philippines, triggering a tsunami warning.. The quake struck off the island of Mindanao late at night, with residents living on the eastern coast urged to ...
"No tsunami danger exists for the U.S. west coast, British Columbia and Alaska," the National Tsunami Warning Center said in an update about an hour after the quake was first reported.
MANILA (Reuters) -Evacuations were under way in the Philippines after a quake of at least magnitude 7.5 struck the southern region of Mindanao on Saturday night, triggering tsunami warnings in the ...
Tsunami waves reported to be as high as 5 metres (16 feet) were reported to have struck Barangays Martilo, Pisong, and Magtalisay in La Libertad. Coastal areas on the eastern seaboard of Negros Oriental from San Jose to Vallehermoso , and on the western side of Cebu from Badian to Barili were also reported to have been affected by the tsunami ...
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center initially said that based on the magnitude and location, it expected tsunami waves to hit the southern Philippines and parts of Indonesia, Palau and Malaysia.