There isn’t any menace {that a} tsunami will hit the nation after a robust earthquake hit Tonga early Saturday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) reported.
“No destructive tsunami threat exists based on available data. This is for information purposes only and there is no tsunami threat to the Philippines from this earthquake,” the company stated.
There isn’t any required motion right now, PHIVOLCS added.
The company reported {that a} magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit Tonga at 3:11 a.m.
The US Geological Survey (USGS), then again, reported {that a} magnitude 5.9 quake struck Tonga, revising an earlier measurement of a 6.5 magnitude earthquake.
The earthquake’s epicenter was situated about 270 km (170 miles) south of Tonga, at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), in accordance with the USGS.
The US Tsunami Warning System stated there was no tsunami menace for the US West Coast, British Columbia, or Alaska following the quake.
Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology stated there was no tsunami menace to Australia. — BAP, GMA Integrated News with Reuters
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
