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

PHOTO FROM PHIVOLCS

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.

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 — earthquake also struck the east coast of Taiwan on Wednesday, knocking off buildings and triggering tsunami alerts.