Alert For 53 Countries
Current News For Tsunami and Earthquake Hawaii Warning Center alert for 53 countries : Recently Hawaii Warning Center says a tsunami alert has been in effect for 53 countries, territories in the Pacific region.
Some areas of Asia have already felt the effects of the quake with no damage or casualties reported, such as Taiwan where authorities said minor tsunamis reached the island’s east and northeast coasts, measuring only around 10 centimetres (four inches) in height.
Warnings were issued in some 50 locations stretching from Asia’s Pacific rim to the other side of the ocean, with the United States alerting Hawaii, the northern and central California coast, the Oregon coast, and parts of Alaska, and urging residents to clear beaches and stay out of marinas. Sirens sounded in Hawaii and low-lying areas were evacuated after the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center raised an alert following the 8.9-magnitude temblor off Japan’s northeast, the Associated Press reported. The West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center extended the warning to the U.S. west seaboard.
The Philippines, Indonesia and Chile were among more than 20 countries that were told to brace for a possible tsunami after Japan’s coast was engulfed by water. At least 26 people were killed by waves as high as 7 meters (23 feet) and many more are missing, according state broadcaster NHK Television. Tsunami Fades in Asia as Hawaii, U.S. West Coast Remain on Alert.
BP Plc said it is “closely monitoring” its operations in Papua. “So far Tangguh LNG is operating as normal, but we are closely monitoring the situation and readying our resources for any eventuality,” William Lin, president of BP Asia Pacific Exploration & Production, said in an e-mailed statement.
Taiwan’s eastern counties of Taitung, Yilan, Hualien and north eastern Keelung city had earlier shut schools and businesses after the Central Weather Bureau issued a tsunami alert, the Central Personnel Administration said in statements on its website.
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