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Earthquake

February 27, 2010, Chili Earthquake lasted for about three minutes rating with a magnitude of 8.8. Some buildings collapsed and other buildings were damaged and many people died.
Tsunami alert was announced and issued by the The Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. They warned the Filipino people who are living near the sea, expecting first wave may hit Cagayan, Isabela, Ilocos Sur and some parts of the Phillipines near sea. Fortunately, there was no tsunami but March 2, (Tuesday) earthquake 6.1 magnitude shaken Cagayan . Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was delivering her speech in Florencio Vargas College in Tugegarao when suddenly felt the quake obviously that forced her to pause her speech until the ground stopped shaking. This earthquake was also felt in some part of Ilocos Sur , Isabela and even in Manila (Ocean Park).

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