At the moment, “important variations” of 50 cm above sea level are recorded in Academia Bay, in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz (Galapagos).
The Oceanographic Institute of the Navy (innocar) canceled a “tsunami warning for Puerto Ayora, in Galapagos, which registers a high tide. The measurements of the experts indicate that there have been important variations of up to 50 cm that have remained stable.
Hours before, the Risk Management Service had issued a tsunami warning and two alarms were even activated in Puerto Ayora, as part of the Early Warning System. Although that has already been withdrawn warning, activities in the water are suspended until 5:00 p.m. Galapagos.
For the rest of the sectors of the islands, the “state of observation of the tsunami”.
[Comunicado #6 ] Tsunami warning in Puerto Ayora is cancelled. #TogetherForewarned #EcRiskManagement pic.twitter.com/bjAGQJEfOp
– Ecuador Risks (@Riesgos_Ec) January 15, 2022
From 14:33 this Saturday, January 15, disturbances of the sea were also recorded in La Libertad (Santa Elena). On the beaches of Guayas and Manabí there are personnel who suggest that people withdraw from the coastal profile.
The Risk Management Secretariat issued a statement in which it suggested restricting recreational activities on the coasts of the insular region and on the mainland.
The tsunami warning It was generated by the eruption of an underwater volcano near Tonga in the South Pacific. The phenomenon has hit the coasts of this island nation and has also set off alarms in other countries including Japan, the United States and Chile. In the United States, there wasslight flooding in California due to waves. (DPV)
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