7.9 quake off Philippines triggers small tsunami, Philippines rocked by earthquake measuring 7.9 on Richter scale ~ Extreme Tech

7.9 quake off Philippines triggers small tsunami, Philippines rocked by earthquake measuring 7.9 on Richter scale

A tsunami alert triggered by a magnitude-7.6 earthquake struck off eastern Philippines today has been canceled for several countries, including Japan, leaving warnings only for the Philippines, Indonesia and Palau.

The U.S. Geological Survey says the epicenter of the quake was 58 miles east of Sulangan, Philippines and 464 miles east southeast of Manila.

Update at 11:15 a.m. ET: The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says sea levels readings show that a tsunami was generated by the quake. "This tsunami may have been destructive along coastlines of the region near the earhtquake epicenter," the center reports.

Update at 10:33 a.m. ET: The Associated Press spoke by phone to fisherman Marlon Lagramado, in the coastal town of Guiwan, in the Philippines province of Eastern Samara. "My neighbors and I have evacuated. We are now on our way to the mountains," he tells the AP.

Update 10:17 a.m. ET: The USGS has revised the size of the Philippines quake downwar from magnitude-7.9 to magnitude-7.6.

Update at 10:15 a.m. ET: The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center cancels its tsunami watch for Hawaii.

Update at 10:14 a.m. ET: A tsunami alert originally was issued for several countries including Japan and for Pacific islands as far away as the Northern Marianas, but most of them were soon lifted, leaving warnings only for the Philippines, Indonesia and Palau, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says.

Update at 9:52 a.m. ET: The head of the Philippine seismology agency, Renato Solidum, tells the Associated Press that his bureau recorded a preliminary magnitude of 7.7. He says residents living along the coastline of eastern Samar Island were advised to evacuate to high ground in case of the tsunami.

Update at 9:48 a.m. ET: Here, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, are some estimated arrival times of a tsunami in the are in the event that it is confirmed that the quake has triggered one:

Taitung, Taiwan, 10:41 a.m. ET
Okinawa, Japan, 10L46 a.m. ET
Guam, Guam, 11:17 a.m. ET:
Wake Island, 1:57 p.m. ET
Solomon Islands, 2:04 p.m. ET
READ: Full list of estimated arrival time of possible tsunami

Update at 9:32 a.m. ET: The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued an estimated time of arrival of any tsunami in the region in the event that it confirms a tsunami has been created. At the present time, it say it cannot confirm that the quake triggered a major wave.

Update at 9:25 a.m. ET: While a tsunami wave has not yet been confirmed, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued this statement:

Based on all available data a tsunami may have been generated by this earthquake that could be destructive on coastal areas even far from the epicenter. An investigation is underway to determine if there is a tsunami threat to Hawaii. If tsunami waves impact Hawaii the estimated earliest arrival of the first tsunami wave is 1228 PM HST FRI 31 AUG 2012.

That would translate to 6:28 p.m. ET.

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