No tsunami threat in PH after strong quake in Mariana Islands

No tsunami threat in PH after magnitude 6.7 quake in Mariana Islands

By: - Reporter /
/ 08:29 PM April 05, 2024

There is no threat of tsunami in the country after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake in Mariana Islands, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Friday night.

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MANILA, Philippines — There is no threat of a tsunami in the country after a magnitude 6.7 earthquake in the Mariana Islands, said the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Friday night.

“No destructive tsunami threat exists based on available data,” said Phivolcs in an advisory.

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According to Phivolcs, the earthquake occurred around 7:03 p.m., with a depth of 212 kilometers.

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The earthquake came a few days after the magnitude 6 quake in Japan, which struck off the east coast of Honshu on Thursday.

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A magnitude 7.2 — initially reported as a 7.5 — on Wednesday, knocking off buildings and triggering tsunami alerts.

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