Phivolcs: No tsunami threat to PH after a 7.4M quake hits Indonesia

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Thursday said there is no tsunami threat to the Philippines following a strong offshore earthquake in Indonesia. “There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines from this earthquake,” Phivolcs said. A magnitude 7.4 quake struck eastern Indonesia early Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey, prompting an initial warning from a US monitoring center of possible hazardous tsunami waves within 1,000 kilometers of the epicenter. READ: Indonesia issues tsunami warning after Molucca Sea quake In its Tsunami Information No. 1 bulletin, Phivolcs reported a magnitude 7.6 earthquake located […]... Keep on reading: Phivolcs: No tsunami threat to PH after a 7.4M quake hits Indonesia

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