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Phivolcs: No tsunami warning after magnitude-7.8 in Indonesia


(Updated 8:50 a.m.) State seismologists allayed fears of a tsunami following a magnitude-7.8 quake that hit Indonesia early Wednesday morning. Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) scientist Mylene Enriquez said there was no indication of a tsunami following the quake. "Malapit siya sa dagat (pero) wala naman poing tsunami warning from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (The quake happened at sea but there is no tsunami warning from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center)," Enriquez said in an interview on dzBB radio. "Usually, a tsunami alert must be issued immediately after the earthquake. If there is a risk for a tsunami, an alert must be issued within about five minutes [after quake]," Enriquez later told GMANews.TV in an interview. "Malalim iyong origin ng earthquake kaya 'di siya nag-generate ng tsunami. Kapag medyo mababaw, like 10 kilometers or less, iyon ang mag-gegenerate," she added. But she also pointed out that while there was no initial report of damage to property, aftershocks can still happen. "Malamang magkaroon pero sa ngayon wala kaming natatalang sumunod na quake (Aftershocks are possible although we have not yet recorded any immediately after the quake)," she said. The United States Geological Survey indicated the quake occurred at 6:15 a.m. Manila time, with the epicenter at 205 km west-northwest of Sibolga, Sumatra; 230 km southwest of Medan, Sumatra; 525 km west of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; or 1,425 km northwest of Jakarta, Indonesia. — with Nikka Corsino/LBG/RSJ, GMANews.TV
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