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 News via AP)
MANILA, Philippines — The magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck Japan on New Year’s Day poses no tsunami threat to the Philippines, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).
“No tsunami threat to Philippines,” Phivolcs announced on its website.
The powerful earthquake jolted Japan on Monday, triggering a tsunami warning.
The earthquake caused neighboring country Russia to evacuate its the western coast of the Sakhalin island.
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