Phivolcs: No tsunami threat to Philippines from strong Indonesia quake

Phivolcs said there is no tsunami threat to the Philippines following the magnitude 7.3 quake that struck Wednesday afternoon near Indonesia, but warned of aftershocks and damage.

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MANILA, Philippines — Phivolcs said there is no tsunami threat to the Philippines following the magnitude 7.3 quake that struck Wednesday afternoon near Indonesia, but warned of aftershocks and damage.

The Philippines’ volcanology and seismology service said the tectonic tremor, which was located 352 kilometers off Sarangani, Davao Occidental, struck at 2:06 p.m. with a depth of 64 kilometers.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) reported that an offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 hit near eastern Indonesia's Maluku islands, triggering a tsunami warning.

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