The Philippines is an archipelago located along the Pacific Ocean's Ring of Fire, making it vulnerable to earthquakes that may cause tsunamis. If a tsunami does occur, how prepared are you? Here are some basic information.
This story was first published on March 12, 2015. Due to recent events, we are republishing it with updated informationMANILA, Philippines – A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit off the coast of Catanduanes on the evening of Tuesday, April 4. A tsunami warning was sent out by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology , noting that “strong currents and rapid changes of seawater level are expected.
Twenty-eight of these tsunamis were of definite certainty, meaning that there was enough recorded evidence of a tsunami occurring at the time. Eight of these had incurred fatalities.What is a tsunami? A tsunami is a series of sea waves commonly generated by under-the-sea earthquakes, with heights that could be greater than 5 meters.
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