Tsunami warnings: A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hits the coast of the southern Philippines
Hit Earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 on the southern coast For the Philippines, according to what the US Geological Survey reported on Monday, while a regional warning center issued a warning of waves Tsunami.
The American authority said that Tsunami waves During the next three hours along the coasts of the Philippines, Indonesia, Palau, Taiwan and Papua New Guinea.
According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, waves are likely to reach a height of between one and three meters above tidal level on the coasts of the Philippines, and from 0.3 to one meter on the coasts of Indonesia and Malaysia.
Also, the Japanese Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning on its coastal coast. On the Pacific Ocean, from the northern islands of Okinawa to the east of Tokyo.
Waves to the Japanese coast
The waves are expected to reach the Japanese coast around 11:30 am local time (02:30 GMT), with a height not exceeding one meter.
The agency said: Those in the sea must get out of the water immediately and stay away from the shore, and the currents will remain strong, so please do not enter or approach the sea until the warning is lifted.
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