State seismologists said no tsunami threat exists in the Philippines following the destructive 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Mexico on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 22.
Based on the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology’s (Phivolcs) advisory, the earthquake occurred in Michoacan, Mexico around 2:16 p.m. on Thursday.
“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,” said Phivolcs in an advisory.
Tsunamis are giant waves generated by earthquakes or sometimes volcanic eruptions under the sea.