SINGAPORE, Feb 7 (Reuters) - A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck on Sunday east of Taiwan, about 73 miles south southwest of Ishigaki-jima in Japan's Ryukyu islands, the U.S. Geographic Survey said.
It struck at a relatively shallow depth of 6.6 miles. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no danger of a tsunami.
Earthquakes occur frequently in the region, which lies on a seismically active stretch of the Pacific basin. (Reporting by Nick Macfie)
Strong quake strikes east of Taiwan
Tsunami warning issued for Chile, Peru after quake
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - A tsunami warning was issued early on Saturday for Chile and Peru and a tsunami watch was issued for Ecuador, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center reported, after a massive earthquake in Chile.
The warning was issued after the magnitude 8.5 earthquake struck the coast of Chile near Concepcion.
The center said: "An earthquake of this size has the potential to generate a destructive tsunami that can strike coastlines near the epicenter within minutes and more distant coastlines within hours. (Reporting by Doina Chiacu)
Tsunami in Hawaii threatens islands- US agency
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - A tsunami was generated on Saturday that could cause damage along the coasts of all the Hawaiian islands, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
"Urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property," the center said in a bulletin. "All shores are at risk no matter which direction they face."
Earlier it had issued a Pacific-wide tsunami warning that included Hawaii and stretched across the ocean from South American to the Pacific Rim.
It estimated the first tsunami wave would hit Hawaii at 11:19 a.m. Hawaii time (2100 GMT).
Hawaii evacuates coasts ahead of tsunami
(Reuters) - Hawaii sounded warning sirens and began evacuating residents near the coastline on Saturday ahead of a tsunami generated by a massive earthquake in Chile.
Civil defense sirens sounded across the island state at 6 a.m. local time (11 a.m. EST) after the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said a tsunami was generated that could cause waves of up to 8 feet and damage along the coasts of all the Hawaiian islands."We're not expecting this to be a worst-case scenario, but we are expecting dangerous waves to appear on shore," said Charles McCreery, director of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii.Civil defense officials sent firefighters and firetrucks into neighborhoods bordering the coast, and used loud speakers urging residents to evacuate.Gas stations in Honolulu were jammed with lines of cars stretching a quarter of a mile in some places as residents waited to fill gas tanks before evacuating.Buses were to patrol beaches and take people to parks in a voluntary process expected to last five hours."Urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property," the Warning Center said in a bulletin. "All shores are at risk no matter which direction they face."The center has issued a Pacific-wide tsunami warning that included Hawaii and stretched across the ocean from South America to the Pacific Rim.Geophysicist Victor Sardina said the Hawaii-based center was urging all countries included in the warning to take the threat very seriously."Everybody is under a warning because the wave, we know, is on its way. Everybody is at risk now," he said in a telephone interview.The warning follows a huge earthquake in Chile that killed at least 122 people and triggered tsunamis up and down the coast of the earthquake-prone country.Updated estimates from the center forecast the first tsunami, which is a series of several waves in succession, would hit Hawaii at 11:05 a.m. Hawaii time (2105 GMT) in the town of Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii, with waves around 8-feet high.POPULAR BEACHESSmaller waves were then expected to hit Honolulu, and its popular beaches like Waikiki, roughly 20 minutes later.Sardina said the center was looking at Hilo Bay on Hawaii Island as a worst-case scenario right now."The shape of the bay favors the waves gaining in height," he said in a telephone interview.The last time a destructive tsunami struck Hawaii was on May 23, 1960, when much of downtown Hilo was destroyed and 61 people killed in the aftermath of a 9.5 magnitude earthquake off the west coast of South America, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Wave heights in Hilo Bay reached 31 feet.But since then, tsunamis have largely been a no-show. The last time civil defense officials ordered evacuations was in 1994, prompting concern that some Hawaii residents may not take this event seriously.The West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center also said a tsunami advisory is in effect for the coastal areas of California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska from the California-Mexico border to Attu, Alaska.A tsunami advisory means that a tsunami capable of producing strong currents or waves dangerous to persons in or very near the water is imminent or expected. But significant, widespread inundation is not expected for areas under an advisory.(Reporting by Mike Gordon, Suzanne Gordon and Ikaika Hussey in Hawaii and Doina Chiacu in Washington; writing by Peter Henderson and Nicole Maestri, editing by Vicki Allen and Mary Milliken)
Red Cross: Quake killed up to 50,000 in Haiti
Bodies are piling up in the streets of Haiti in the aftermath of an earthquake that has decimated the Caribbean island state. On the ground, survivors of the earthquake - measuring seven on the Richter scale - are struggling to save those still trapped under the rubble. At least a third of the population are now homeless - including the country's president. An estimated three million people will need emergency relief as aid organsations make their way to the scene. The Haitian Red Cross predicts an horrific death toll of around 50,000 while the World Health Organization predicts the sheer numbers of dead may lead to an outbreak of disease.
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CCTV video of quake hitting Haiti
The images of the moment when earthquake struck Haiti were caught on a CCTV camera at a bakery in the Delmas district in the capital Port-Au-Prince. They show customers fleeing in panic, some cars swaying outside the bakery, and a building across the street collapsing.
Short video . but it shows poeple feeling clearly !!
that was so scary.
Chile earthquake caught on CCTV as death toll rises
Security footage has been released showing the moments when the 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile. It is now confirmed that at least 147 people have died. Many buildings have collapsed and several areas are without power. A 'state of catastrophe' has been declared after what was the most destructive quake in fifty years. Countries in the Pacific Rim are on tsunami alert - warning sirens are sounding in Hawaii, while Samoa has evacuated its coast.
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