A torii gate is damaged after an earthquake at a shrine in Kanazawa, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. Japan issued tsunami alerts Monday after a series of strong quakes in the Sea of Japan. (Kyodo 黑料社 via AP)
MANILA, Philippines 鈥� The magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck Japan on New Year鈥檚 Day poses no tsunami threat to the Philippines, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).听
鈥淣o tsunami threat to Philippines,鈥� Phivolcs announced on its website.听
The powerful earthquake jolted Japan on Monday, triggering a tsunami warning.听
The earthquake caused neighboring country Russia to evacuate its the western coast of the Sakhalin island.听听听
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