PHIVOLCS LIFTS TSUNAMI ALERT

THE Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has canceled the tsunami warning in some coastal areas in the country which was issued after a 7.5 earthquake that hit Taiwan Wednesday morning.

According to Tsunami Information No. 2 issued at 10:33 a.m., based on available data of their sea level monitoring stations, facing the epicentral area, Phiivolcs said no significant sea level disturbances have been reported since 07:58 a.m. up until the cancellation.

“With this, any effects due to the tsunami warning have largely passed and therefore DOST-PHIVOLCS has now cancelled all Tsunami Warnings issued for this event,” it added.

Tsunami alert was earlier issued in the coastal areas in the provinces of Batanes, Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, and Isabela.

A 7.5 tremor jolted Taiwan at 7:58 a.m. Wednesday, with its epicenter located some 25 kilometers south-southeast of Hualien County. 

Reports said the death toll from the quake rose to nine as of Wednesday night.