(Eagle News) — There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines.
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology issued the advisory following a strong earthquake that struck off Antarctica.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said the earthquake–initially pegged at a magnitude of 7.3–hit the South Shetland Islands at 1:37 p.m. on Saturday, Hawaii time, or at 7:37 a.m. on Sunday in the Philippines.
PHIVOLCS said the depth was pegged at 10 kilometers.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was no tsunami threat to the Caribbean coasts.