The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Thursday, July 29, has urged residents in coastal communities in some parts of the country to wait for updates following a strong earthquake near Alaska.
The state agency issued a “sea-level change monitoring” advisory after a shallow 8.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Chignik, Alaska at 2:15 p.m.
#TsunamiPH ADVISORY: SEA-LEVEL CHANGE MONITORING Tsunami Information No.1 Date and Time: 29 Jul 2021 - 02:15 PM Magnitude = 8.1 Depth = 018 kilometers Location = 55.5°N,157.9°W - 60 Miles Se Of Chignik, Alaskahttps://t.co/AC4ALoM14d pic.twitter.com/cgdQfQ9czm
— PHIVOLCS-DOST (@phivolcs_dost) July 29, 2021
“An earthquake of this size has the potential to generate a destructive tsunami that can strike coastlines in the region near the epicenter within minutes to hours,” Phivolcs said.
With this development, coastal communities in the following provinces have been advised to wait for updates from authorities:
Batanes Group of Islands
Cagayan
Ilocos Norte
Isabela
Quezon
Aurora
Camarines Norte
Camarines Sur
Albay
Catanduanes
Sorsogon
Eastern and Northern Samar
Leyte
Southern Leyte
Surigao del Norte
Surigao del Sur
Davao Oriental
Davao De Oro
Davao del Norte
Davao del Sur
Davao Occidental
State seismologists noted that “no evacuation is in order” as of this time.