There was no truth to the tsunami alert following the magnitude 6.0 quake that struck the east coast province of Davao Region on Friday afternoon, March 8, 2024. The claims circulating on Facebook were debunked by the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (MDRRMO) of Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental, and the Office of the Civil Defense-Davao Region (OCD-Davao).
There was no truth to the tsunami alert following the magnitude 6.0 quake that struck the east coast province of Davao Region on Friday afternoon, March 8, 2024. This, after several netizens immediately posted disinformation on Facebook saying that there would be a tsunami alert due to the high magnitude of the quake.
In a local radio interview (DXDC RMN Davao) earlier this week, the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (MDRRMO) of Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental, Jun Saavedra, debunked the claims circulating online. He added that even the Office of the Civil Defense-Davao Region (OCD-Davao) did not issue a tsunami warning making the collective hysteria baseless. 'False alarm man nang sa Facebook. Didto gyud ta mag-base sa OCD, among pahimangno lang nga kung naay ipababa nga tsunami alert. Sa pagkakaron, wala man kay gabii paman to nahitabo. If ever man naay aftershocks, sundon lang nato tong mga protocol nato sa linog. Buhaton nato ang duck, cover, and hold. Then mag-evacuate kung kusog na gyud kaayo,' the official said. (What's on Facebook is just a false alarm
Tsunami Alert Earthquake Davao Region Debunked
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