Earthquake in Eastern Samar Philippines

Earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 shook Cagayan de Oro to Surigao last night at around 9:00 PM. Most of the villagers are on bed when they felt their house shaking. The 21 coastal town of Eastern Samar experienced tremors lasted for more than one minute.  Philvocs advised the people along the coastal areas facing the sea to evacuate in higher areas to avoid possible tsunami .But tsunami alert lifted the following morning.

Tsunami in Japan

Flash reports in Philippine TV March 11, 2011 is the offshore quake in Japan with a magnitude of 8.9 followed by 19 aftershocks causing a powerful tsunami. The huge waves swept off the cars, houses, boats and people.
Philvocs raised a Tsunami level 2 in some provinces of the Philippines those at the eastern coastline.
Batanes island, Cagayan, Ilocos Norte, Isabela, Quezon, Aurora, Camrines Norte, Camrines Sur, Albay, Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Leyte, Surigao del sur, Surigao del Norte, Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur