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(Eagle News)–There is no tsunami threat after a strong earthquake struck Tonga early Saturday, June 17, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. PHIVOLCS said this was based on available data. There is no required action at this time, PHIVOLCS said. PHIVOLCS issued the statement after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Tonga at 3:11 a.m. The earthquake’s epicenter was located 270 km south of Tonga.
(Eagle News) — There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology issued the statement after a strong earthquake struck south of the Fiji Islands on Thursday, Feb. 17. PHIVOLCS said the 6.6-magnitude quake occurred at 4:21 a.m. It had a depth of focus of 568 kilometers. According to reports, the National Weather Service’s National Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu. Hawaii also noted that there was no tsunami threat […]
(Eagle News) — There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines. This is according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, which issued the advisory following the 6.4-magnitude quake that struck the Kermadec Islands region north of New Zealand on Saturday, Jan. 29. According to PHIVOLCS, the quake hit at 10:46 a.m. It was at an approximate distance of 8472 kilometers from Manila. New Zealand’s National Emergency Management Agency has also said there was […]
(Eagle News) — There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology issued the statement following the strong earthquake that struck Indonesia on Tuesday, Dec. 14. According to PHIVOLCS, the approximate distance of the event from Manila was 2495 km. “Hazardous tsunami waves are possible for coasts located within 1000 km of the earthquake epicenter,” PHIVOLCS said. According to the US Geological Survey, the 7.3-magnitude earthquake’s epicenter was north […]
(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 Vanuatu on Tuesday. The United States Geological Survey said the quake, which had a preliminary magnitude of 6.7, struck 59 kilometers west of Port Vila. According to PHIVOLCS, the earthquake hit at 8:49 a.m., Philippine time, and had a depth of 14 kilometers. Media reports said the quake […]
(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 […]
(Eagle News) — There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology made the statement on Tuesday, January 19, after a strong earthquake struck Argentina on Monday, Argentina time. The GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said the earthquake that hit San Juan province had a magnitude of 6.8. It had a depth of 10 kilometers, GFZ said. The US Tsunami Warning System said no tsunami warning has been […]
(Eagle News)–There is no tsunami threat to any part of the country. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology issued the advisory after it said a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur on Monday, Nov. 16. PHIVOLCS said the quake struck at 6:37 a.m. It had its epicenter 11 kilometers northwest of San Agustin, and a depth of 58 kilometers. Intensity V was felt in Bislig City. Damage to property and aftershocks are expected.
(Eagle News)–There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology issued the advisory early Tuesday, Oct. 20, after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Alaska. US agencies pegged the magnitude at a higher 7.5. The quake hit 92 kilometers from the city of Sand Point. It had a depth of 40 kilometers, according to the US Geological Survey. A tsunami alert was issued covering much of Alaska, including the Alaska Peninsula […]
(Eagle News) — There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology issued the advisory after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu on Monday, Sept. 7. The US Geological Survey said the quake hit at 6:12 GMT. It had a depth of 52 kilometers. It came after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu on Sunday.
(Eagle News)–There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. PHIVOLCS issued the advisory after a 6.6-magnitude quake hit Tulunan, Cotabato at 9:04 a.m. The quake took place days after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the province. That earthquake left at least five people dead and several injured. According to PHIVOLCS, Tuesday’s earthquake was the same as the 6.3-magnitude one. “Ang epicenter nito ay sa lupa,” PHIVOLCS said.
(Eagle News)—The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology allayed fears of a tsunami after a 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Eastern Samar on Tuesday, April 23. According to PHIVOLCS’ Ishmael Narag, there was no threat of the same based on the information made available to them. The 6.5-magnitude quake struck San Felipe at 1:37 p.m. Aftershocks were recorded afterwards. The Eastern Samar earthquake came a day after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake that killed at least four people struck […]
