PHIVOLCS: No tsunami threat to PHL following strong quake off Kermadec Islands region

(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 […]