No Pinoys hurt in Japan earthquake – RP envoy
08/11/2009 | 09:49 AM
No Filipinos were reported hurt or killed so far in the earthquake that jolted Tokyo and nearby areas before dawn Tuesday, an official from the Philippine Embassy to Japan said.
"Based on the reports, there are no casualties as of yet. We will keep the public aware kung mayroon mang nasaktan (if anyone is reported hurt)," said third secretary and vice consul Hans Siriban in an interview on GMA’s Unang Hirit.
Siriban said they felt the magnitude-6.6 quake about 5 a.m. Tuesday (Japan time).
The Associated Press earlier reported that the earthquake halted trains and forced two nuclear reactors to be shut down for safety checks.
The quake rattled furniture and walls, and broke show windows and ceramic roof tiles on older homes. But there have been no immediate reports of serious damages or casualties.
There were also no immediate reports of serious damages or injury, although a boy was reportedly hurt when a TV fell on his leg and three elderly people were hurt slightly when they were hit by falling objects or slipped and fell.
Last Sunday, a magnitude 6.9 quake also hit the region, but caused no damage or casualties. The US Geological Survey measured it at magnitude 7.1.
Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries, and experts believe Tokyo has a 90 percent chance of being hit by a major quake over the next 50 years.
In 1995, a magnitude-7.2 quake in the western port city of Kobe killed 6,400 people. - Sophia Dedace, GMANews.TV, with a report from AP
"Based on the reports, there are no casualties as of yet. We will keep the public aware kung mayroon mang nasaktan (if anyone is reported hurt)," said third secretary and vice consul Hans Siriban in an interview on GMA’s Unang Hirit.
Siriban said they felt the magnitude-6.6 quake about 5 a.m. Tuesday (Japan time).
The Associated Press earlier reported that the earthquake halted trains and forced two nuclear reactors to be shut down for safety checks.
The quake rattled furniture and walls, and broke show windows and ceramic roof tiles on older homes. But there have been no immediate reports of serious damages or casualties.
There were also no immediate reports of serious damages or injury, although a boy was reportedly hurt when a TV fell on his leg and three elderly people were hurt slightly when they were hit by falling objects or slipped and fell.
Last Sunday, a magnitude 6.9 quake also hit the region, but caused no damage or casualties. The US Geological Survey measured it at magnitude 7.1.
Japan is one of the world's most earthquake-prone countries, and experts believe Tokyo has a 90 percent chance of being hit by a major quake over the next 50 years.
In 1995, a magnitude-7.2 quake in the western port city of Kobe killed 6,400 people. - Sophia Dedace, GMANews.TV, with a report from AP
