Tsunami Warning Following Magnitude 6.8 Earthquake Caused Panic in Cebu - Captured on Video!
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At around 11:49 this morning, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake shook the islands of Negros and Cebu in the Visayas.
![tsunami warning cebu](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5bj9Uajjc5K3zPVr-N6H0PX8a0LeoBJDcaMLEOHs_gUlR-fBOK00Z9RIJkozn2dD4BQW55KBrbPO7tdC_NH4AyJTpkfAcJCDzC3afqkjzdwOEb200n80VTE-p8-b9lSKzxAJDYu_W2I/s1600/tsunami+warning+1.jpg)
A few minutes following the tremor, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) issued Tsunami Alert 2 over Western Cebu and Eastern Negros, stating that the earthquake could trigger waves up to a meter-high.
This warning spread like wildfire in the coastal areas of Cebu - with some people reportedly exaggerating the scare - causing distraught crowds to run towards elevated areas to save themselves from being engulfed by sea water.
![tsunami warning cebu](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDoNCU2hp022Ip71LePi3U9QvXtSZseUhVUxDdRW1m0plNnB-oP6bgiqtWfxf1Hc4GqdEf4y2Sw5oIR6h13BKwgCyLZZA7NMekaGcfmymHU0mmhEzv7MX7Aw9zUbqxgZ8idDgtPh0zpdU/s1600/tsunami+warning.jpg)
One Cebuano was able to capture the panic and ruckus on video using his cellphone and uploaded the clip on Youtube.
Notice how the scare almost caused a stampede on the streets.
That's downright scary; Looks like a scene from an 'end of the world' movie, really.
Let's pray for our friends in Cebu and Negros, TP Friends. May God protect us all always.
At around 11:49 this morning, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake shook the islands of Negros and Cebu in the Visayas.
![tsunami warning cebu](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL5bj9Uajjc5K3zPVr-N6H0PX8a0LeoBJDcaMLEOHs_gUlR-fBOK00Z9RIJkozn2dD4BQW55KBrbPO7tdC_NH4AyJTpkfAcJCDzC3afqkjzdwOEb200n80VTE-p8-b9lSKzxAJDYu_W2I/s1600/tsunami+warning+1.jpg)
A few minutes following the tremor, Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) issued Tsunami Alert 2 over Western Cebu and Eastern Negros, stating that the earthquake could trigger waves up to a meter-high.
This warning spread like wildfire in the coastal areas of Cebu - with some people reportedly exaggerating the scare - causing distraught crowds to run towards elevated areas to save themselves from being engulfed by sea water.
![tsunami warning cebu](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDoNCU2hp022Ip71LePi3U9QvXtSZseUhVUxDdRW1m0plNnB-oP6bgiqtWfxf1Hc4GqdEf4y2Sw5oIR6h13BKwgCyLZZA7NMekaGcfmymHU0mmhEzv7MX7Aw9zUbqxgZ8idDgtPh0zpdU/s1600/tsunami+warning.jpg)
One Cebuano was able to capture the panic and ruckus on video using his cellphone and uploaded the clip on Youtube.
Notice how the scare almost caused a stampede on the streets.
That's downright scary; Looks like a scene from an 'end of the world' movie, really.
Let's pray for our friends in Cebu and Negros, TP Friends. May God protect us all always.
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