No tsunami threat in PH after 6.9-magnitude quake hits islands in Pacific

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) alleviated fears of a tsunami threat in the Philippines after a 6.9-magnitude quake hit Santa Cruz Islands, a part of the Solomon Islands in the Pacific on Thursday.

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“No destructive Pacific-wide threat exists based on the historical and tsunami data,” Phivolcs said in an advisory.

It added that earthquakes of this size sometimes generate local tsunamis that can be destructive along coasts located within 100 kilometers of the epicenter.

The earthquake in Santa Cruz Islands was recorded at 6:49 a.m. Philippine time.

“There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines from the earthquake,” Phivolcs said. IDL